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SocialDemocrat61

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23. True, not as inbred as the Hapsburgs

Reply to Crunchy Frog (Reply #20)

Fri May 3, 2024, 06:21 AM

May 2024

but Victoria and Albert were 1st cousins which is really creepy.

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