Something to think about...

Submitted by Atidbit (United States), Apr 17, 2010 at 15:09

I've never heard of that but I know they marry second cousins and it's very common. Also some people I knew that were brother and sister, they actually married another sister and brother from another family. One had a baby boy and the other, a baby girl and they talk about how when these babies grow up, well won't it be so cute when they get married. Think about it. One would think since the genes of all the people they are married to are now in their children, they'd be a little bit closer related than the average second cousin...go figure...

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