re: More things I find interesting (historical)

Due to subsequent intermarriage between nobles, I am a descendant of both Robert Bruce and Edward III (and of course all of their ancestors). Robert has continued to be a traditional name in my family now for almost a thousand years. My father's name, grandfather's name, and great-grandfather's name. My cousin Robert was the first male child in my generation.

It is also reasonably likely that a majority of you are descended from British royalty somehow, but you just don't know it. Anthropologists and mathematicians calculate that most Americans of European descent share a common ancestor within the relatively short span of the past 1,000 years. Think about it - you have two parents, who each have two parents (your four grandparents), etc. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 12,384. In less than 20 generations (approximately 500-600 years) you have more than one million ancestors, while the known population decreases into the past.

Hello cousins!