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Old 06-17-2014, 07:52 AM   #2
Clodfobble
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I once read a compelling paper that argued "72 virgins" was a mistranslation from the most original ancient texts, and that it was actually supposed to be "72 varieties of fruit." There are apparently many other places in the Koran that reference food as sublime reward and note specific numbers of each type of food.
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