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| | MENSA International: AboutIntelligence |
 | | Mensa was founded in the UK in 1946 by a barrister and a scientist/lawyer who wanted to create a society for “bright people” – it would welcome all people regardless of background; the only qualification for membership was a high IQ in the top 2% of the population. |
 | | Today, Mensa has the same goals, although it is now composed of 50 national groups with over 100,000 members, all under the umbrella organisation of Mensa International. |
 | | The name “mensa” comes from the Latin word for “table” and was intended to represent the round-table society of equals and race, color, creed, national origin, age, politics, educational or social background are irrelevant. |
| www.aboutintelligence.co.uk /mensa-international.html (570 words) |
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