ysbel
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The old myth about first cousins sprouting three-headed imbecile offspring has been debunked.
King Harald of Norway is a good example. He and his older sisters come from 2 generations of first cousins marrying each other. King Harald has had cancer but that has been tracked down to his smoking-not his parents being first cousins and his sisters are now in their late 70s early 80s and still in relatively good health for their ages.
Two families that repeatedly married first cousins, the Wedgewoods and the Darwins, had spectacularly brilliant offspring.
King Harald of Norway is a good example. He and his older sisters come from 2 generations of first cousins marrying each other. King Harald has had cancer but that has been tracked down to his smoking-not his parents being first cousins and his sisters are now in their late 70s early 80s and still in relatively good health for their ages.
Two families that repeatedly married first cousins, the Wedgewoods and the Darwins, had spectacularly brilliant offspring.