13 Celebrities with Ridiculous Ties to History
If this doesn’t make you want to spit in a cup and mail it to some dude, we don’t know what will. We just got back from the mailbox ourselves. We’re not exactly sure how it all works but, like a message in a bottle, we just hope our Starbucks cup of spit will one day find someone who can help. Unlocking the identifying power of DNA has been a game-changer. It’s not only the reason the show Cold Case Files exists, it’s now a direct link to our lineage. And seriously, Cold Case Files, how many times can you tell the same old “this person was murdered in the 80s but now we can match DNA, so we found the killer” story?!
Sorry, back to the only other use for DNA matching. Sites like ancestry.com are incredibly useful for anyone looking to delve deeper into their family’s story. It’s just straight-up interesting. And what’s more interesting than a famous person’s link to another famous person?! Nothing. Here are 13 celebrities with ridiculous ties to history.
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