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Pygmy DNA

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23andme just told me that I have no African Hunter-Gatherer ancestry. Heavy stuff. While I try to assimilate this heavily destabilizing information, why don't you enjoy an exploration of "the genetics of African Hunter-Gatherers"? Disappearing Way of Life Ancient Lineages Keepers of Diversity Pygmy Genetics  Linguistic Legacy Curious about African Hunter-Gatherer history, art, and traditions? Explore a few of the many nuances that make this population distinct.  Armed with this information you may now go forth and honey-hunt! Deep Forest Sounds of the Aka Pygmy People  "Intangible Heritage" 🤔   Intro to Khoisan Clicking Languages Confession: I initially misread "Khoe" as "Khloé"

NOBLE SONS OF CUMASCH

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You, Alecksandor Gregory   Comiskey , are in interesting, if not good, company.   Andrew , a  crusader  for "healing" the homosexuals Brendan , Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Ferns, who was forced by John Paul II to resign on false allegations of sexual abuse and was ordered to rehabilitation for alcoholism.   Patrick , a well-known wine critic, Rhône Ranger and former sommelier. Charlie , nicknamed " Commy " and also "The Old Roman". We may know him as the namesake of Comiskey Park, but his debut was as  pitcher  for the good old St. Louis Brown Stockings in their 1882 season. Charlie went on to own the White Sox during the notorious 1919 World Series scandal. Allegedly, his swindling team members were motivated to gamble  in part by a shared contempt for their owner's  miserliness ; Comiskey even made the players pay to launder their own uniforms. That's awkward. What's also awkward are the names of the people involved with the Wh