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The Surprising Truth About Cousins and Marriage (2015x25)

Exibido em:: Jun 10, 2015

→Subscribe for new videos every day! http://bit.ly/todayifoundoutsubscribe →Why Do Superheroes Wear Their Underwear on the Outside?: http://bit.ly/1Ow7J0K Never run out of things to say at the water cooler with TodayIFoundOut! Brand new videos 7 days a week! More from Today I Found Out: How the Milky Way Got Its Name http://bit.ly/1CWKmMy How to Get the Right Answer on the Internet http://bit.ly/1OoapwJ Why Superheroes Wear Their Underwear On The Outside http://bit.ly/1HLvFLb In this video: In modern western society, marrying your cousin is not well accepted, particularly in the United States. Through a combination of old prejudices and present-day conventional wisdom about inherited birth defects, first cousin marriage is seen by many as a little too close for comfort, as well as a bad idea if you want children. Want the text version? http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/02/people-stop-thinking-appropriate-cousins-marry/ Resources/Further Reading: http://www.11points.com/Dating-Sex/11_State_Laws_About_Marrying_Your_Cousins,_From_Strictest_to_Loosest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage http://books.google.com/books?id=SbI5AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142&dq=maynard+smith+evolution+of+sex+cousins&source=bl&ots=1entcTycLb&sig=N2YbxHFp7blrgB9srXVbZHgbZKM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_Sv6Uob6GOGNygGCsQE&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=maynard%20smith%20evolution%20of%20sex%20cousins&f=false http://www.cousincouples.com/?page=facts http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.0060320 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/marriage-between-first-cousins-doubles-risk-of-having-baby-with-lifethreatening-birth-defects-8686232.html http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol30/9/30-9.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_and_cross_cousins http://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/state-laws-regarding-marriages-between-first-cousi.aspx http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-51