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Originally Posted by brassmonkey
[B]Rudy Giuliani. The former New York City mayor has been married three times, the first time to his second cousin.
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That cousin thing is pretty much an American deal.
26 states allow first cousin marriages; most people can marry their cousin in the US.
No European country prohibits marriage between first cousins. It is also legal throughout Canada and Mexico to marry your cousin. The U.S. is the only western country with cousin marriage restrictions.
It is estimated that 20 percent of all couples worldwide are first cousins. It is also estimated that 80 percent of all marriages historically have been between first cousins!
Stop and think about it; the world's population was built on cousins getting married, or at least fucking and having kids.
Not sure why this was in the news recently, but . . .
https://www.thedailybeast.com/icelan...bumping-in-bed