The internet is an excellent machine for revealing ignorance. Until a few hours ago, I didn't know that the Romani people (also commonly referred to as Gypsies) are a distinct ethnic group that originated in India about a millennia ago. I had always assumed that being a Gypsy was more of a religious or cultural thing.
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