Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL Benedict Cumberbatch is the third cousin, 16 times removed from King Richard III who he played in a British miniseries.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down122
arrow-up1164arrow-down1external-linkTIL Benedict Cumberbatch is the third cousin, 16 times removed from King Richard III who he played in a British miniseries.en.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square34linkfedilink
minus-squareKitB@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·19 hours agoIIRC, third cousin is pretty close, n times removed is just generation gap. I mean it makes little difference, genetically, but being that close to a royal within written history is probably a good indication of generational wealth.
IIRC, third cousin is pretty close, n times removed is just generation gap. I mean it makes little difference, genetically, but being that close to a royal within written history is probably a good indication of generational wealth.