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• Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Per wikipedia:

  In 1912, Einstein entered into a relationship with Elsa Löwenthal, who was both his first cousin on his mother’s side and his second cousin on his father’s.

  I think he’d agree with this meme.

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’m unclear on the concept of a second cousin. I’m also unclear on the how she would be a cousin on both sides.

    Wait…was Einstein’s family tree shaped like a telephone pole?

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    • Grail@multiverse.soulism.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      cousin chart

      Albert’s mother’s parents were Elsa’s grandparents, and his father’s grandparents were Elsa’s great grandparents.

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    • aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      This is how you produce the greatest minds, clearly.

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      dude all of us unclear on the concept of second cousin. like, we were digging through my family history and found out one of my great something grandfathers married his fifth? cousin. like, they didn’t even find out until the wedding and the grandparents were “meeting” and were like “aren’t we second cousins or something” but in a town of 5,000 your picks are limited.

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• SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The UK says it’s A-OK!

  …as long as it’s real life and not porn.

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• stupidcasey@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  He did date his cousin.

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