23 23andMe Memes for People Who Should Have Left Their Ancestry Alone

We humans have an unexplainable urge to uncover the mysteries of our past. So it made total sense that companies stepped right in to shake things up—literally and figuratively. A few years ago, the world was obsessed with ancestry DNA services. Everyone was eager to spit into a tube, send it off, and await the …
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‘I warned her that science was catching up with her lies, She called me heartless and a monster and hung up’: DNA test reveals sister’s long-held secret about her sons, resulting in a family division as the kids’ aunt refuses to apologize and play along

Secrets are ticking time bombs, and in the age of quick and cheap DNA tests, family secrets are bound to explode instead of staying buried underground, hiding from the Ricky Lakes, Jerry Springers, and Maury Poviches of the world. Nothing humbles a «we know best» attitude faster than a $99 kit that turns decades of …
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Man asks the mother of his child for a DNA test, can’t understand why she moved in with her parents: ‘She said she lost all respect for me’

There are a lot of lies and vicious rumors about women promulgated online, particularly by members of The Manosphere. If you’re an average person who is unaware of the layers of the Manosphere, Wikipedia is here to help: «The manosphere is a diverse collection of websites, blogs, and online forums promoting masculinity, misogyny, and opposition …
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‘We’re 5th cousins’: The strange family secrets uncovered by DNA testing

Just took a DNA test turns out I’m 100%… married to my 5th cousin. Whoops! This is exactly the kind of thing that you dread finding out when you take one of those mail-in DNA test kits. I, for one, am too scared to do it for fear that I’m carrying some unknown, dormant disease. …
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Grandpa Gets DNA Test For His Granddaughter, Parents Blame Him When She Finds Out Her Mother Isn’t Biologically Related

Every family has secrets, and some are easier to keep than others. It’s relatively simple to hide things from your kids that don’t affect their lives at all. Kids don’t need to know intimate details about your life before they were born, and if you want to tell them when they’re older, you can.  However, …
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14 Ancestry Memes That Poke Fun At Stereotypes

It seems like right now everyone’s on that DNA-testing kick to find out exactly where their ancestors really came from. While the results can certainly be super interesting, there’s always that one white guy who can’t wait to tell absolutely everyone that he’s .0003% African. And finally, we know that stereotypes generally aren’t cool, but …
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Dank Ancestry Memes Poke Fun At Stereotypes

It seems like right now everyone’s on that DNA-testing kick to find out exactly where their ancestors really came from. While the results can certainly be super interesting, there’s always that one white guy who can’t wait to tell absolutely everyone that he’s .0003% African. And finally, we know that stereotypes generally aren’t cool, but we …
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