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The body parts of people with albinism can bring good luck, success and wealth.
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Is it true that the body parts of people with albinism can bring good luck, success and wealth?
Yes. Evidence confirms that superstitions exist in certain regions asserting that the body parts of people with albinism possess magical properties capable of bringing good luck, success, and wealth.
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Wikipedia: Persecution of people with albinism. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_people_with_albinism
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It explicitly states there is a misconception that the body parts of people with albinism can bring good luck, success, and wealth.
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PLOS (all journals): Beliefs about people with albinism in Uganda: A qualitative study using the Common-Sense Model. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205774
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