They weren’t trying to keep it in the family, yet here they are. There’s no stronger bond than that between a blushing bride and her loving groom — unless, of course, they’re also cousins bound by blood. Such is the case for Celina Quinones, a thirty-something from Denver, Colorado, who‘s recently discovered that she’s actually … Read more
Netflix’s next sports docu-series is looming — this one from the perspective of three NFL quarterbacks. NFL Films and Netflix announced Wednesday they joined forces on “Quarterback,” a behind-the-scenes look of the lives of signal-callers Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota. Produced by NFL Films, Omaha Productions and 2PM Productions, the QBs make for … Read more
They’re taking “twinning” to a whole new level. A pair of twin sisters from Arkansas were seeing double when they gave birth on the exact same day — about one hour apart. Celci and Delci both gave birth to their daughters, Esme and Noelle, in adjacent hospital rooms on Jan. 31. Both of them were … Read more
A Houston, Texas woman pleaded guilty this week to stealing a $1 million “scratch-off” lottery ticket from her cousin and taking the lump-sum payout of $500,000 in November 2020, according to the Nassau County, New York district attorney. Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnely announced the plea in a press release on Friday, saying Iris Amador Argueta, … Read more
It’s just another way of “keeping it in the family.” A new DNA study revealed Monday that several parts of ancient Greece encouraged its citizens to marry their first cousins, according to the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. The Germany-based institute analyzed 102 different human genomes from Greece’s Bronze Age, and learned that Minoan … Read more
Lisa Marie Presley’s death Thursday was eerily similar to those of a long line of her relatives, including dad Elvis — which an author has blamed on a genetic curse from the marriage of the King’s first-cousin grandparents. Elvis’ only child was just 54 when she died Thursday, reportedly after suffering a cardiac arrest at … Read more
“The Blue Lagoon” follows two young cousins-turned-lovers shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific. Stars Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins reunited on Shields’ iHeartRadio podcast — and decided the 1980 film would not be made today. “Never again will a movie be made like that,” Shields conceded on Tuesday’s episode of “Now What?” … Read more