Incest must have been going on further back in their families because first cousins do have higher risk of genetic issues but it's barely higher than normal if it's a first occurrence (hence marriage between first cousins being legal in most places even to this day).
this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2024
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Oh, for sure but come the 50th occurrence however....
I mean, yeah - what they said.
And Arkansas needs a tax base, so this family reunion is sponsored by Tinder!
there needs to be a word or phrase for when someone simply restates the previous comment.
I'm sure he wasn't the first to notice that incest had negative health effects.
And yet, it was witchcraft.
"Those damned heretics!... May the Divine smite them down each time we cousins clap cheeks!"
I'm pretty sure the effects of inbreeding have always been well known.
Sorry to ackshully, the joke was funny