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TIL - the word "Scapegoat" meaning a person who is innocent and is punished for the actions of others, refers to a historical ritual of taking two goats, symbolically placing sins and impurities u... (en.wikipedia.org)
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Original Title: TIL - the word "Scapegoat" meaning a person who is innocent and is punished for the actions of others, refers to a historical ritual of taking two goats, symbolically placing sins and impurities upon one, then releasing it into the wild, and sacrificing the other.

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