Turns out we're all having sex with our cousins.

"... modern man shares a common lineage and the same female ancestor." http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/139473.html (article)

Also, Discovery Channel's "The Real Eve."  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAXt2AUwPm0 (1 1/2 hours)

Even better, PBS's "Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey."  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLh775nMBHQ&feature=related (2 hours)


Think of every woman (and man) as being related to your mother.

is it bad I like to fuck my cousins?? haha

so long as it's distant enough cousins. 1st degree is a no-no. 2nd and maybe 3rd is a shade of grey. 4th and on out really has no discernible effect on the offspring.

The true picture of how we came to be what and who we are now grows every more complicated.

1:20 to 1:35 *gags*

LMFAO his face at 1:35 (pause it and let it sink in).

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/cracking-the-code-of-life.html

http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/links/china/docs/leaflet_dnabananas.pdf

Also, 95-98.5% in common with chimps (depending on how the data is viewed).

At least not successfully!  The research shows that there were successful matings (produced one or more children) between humans and Neanderthals.

If that's the case do we all get family discounts?

His basic reasoning is correct, but the 1 quintillion number is off by at least two orders of magnitude due to the simple fact that most families have multiple children.  So extrapolating backwards by powers of two isn't totally accurate.  The concept of interrelatedness is sound, but he math is a bit off.

You're on fire today!

There should be family discounts! Lol

She gave birth to a banana cream pie the other day when I was with her.  Works best when its peeled first.  lol

...that still doesn't mean I'm related to anyone in Congress