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Yale has Skull and Bones. Dartmouth has Sphinx. Harvard has the Porcellian Club. And for more than half a century, MIT had Osiris.

What's the real history of the Freemasons? These 5 secret societies changed the world—from behind closed doors These 5 secret societies changed the world—from behind closed doors ...

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The number of masons in high-profile public positions was a controversial subject, with many viewing the secret society as a means of bestowing favours. Ramsay McGhee was a senior police officer ...

Now, the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme has been given unique access to their secret societies. "What is freemasonry?" asks a master at the Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons.

These refined activities are a far cry from the clan’s violent roots in secret societies, also known as kongsis. These rival societies first emerged in Malaysia in the 1800s to provide jobs ...