Oddfellows are some of the earliest friendly societies—mutual aid organizations formed to protect members against debts incurred through illness, death, or old age using what are now the basic principles of insurance. Though they date back to at least the 18th century in England, their early history is obscure. Some trace the Oddfellows’ origins back to the Israelites’ exile from Babylon in the 6th century BCE, but they more likely evolved from medieval guilds. What makes these fellows “odd”? Discuss