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Shameful Great-Grandfathers

Al Sharpton and Strom Thurmond are technically related; Mitt Romney’s ancestry tainted by polygamy. posted Feb 26, 2007 12:37pm EST Here’s some hot ancestry buzz for you. It’s so amazing when genealogy is ironic!

BuzzFeed Community Contributor posted Feb 26, 2007 12:37pm EST

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