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July 27, 2018

99.4 % European with a Dash of Sub-Saharan African

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I am 99.4 % European in case anyone wanted to know.  36.1 % German and 24.4 % English with a few other things thrown in to balance me out.

It is so easy to find out things these days – all you need to do is spit in a tube and send it off to be analyzed.   I didn’t have any big surprises when I got the results back from my 23 and Me test because I knew my family came from Germany and England from what my parents had told me.

I find it fascinating what information can be gleaned from a little tube of spit.  My profile shared the following with me.  I know you are on the edge of your seats.

Compared to the average 23 and Me customers my DNA relatives are:

50% less likely to drink instant coffee

47% more likely to have red body or facial hair

44% more likely to have two differently sized feet

42% less likely to make New Year’s resolutions

29% more likely to have lived near a farm when they were young

27% more likely to own a dog

26% less likely to have had braces on their teeth

21% less likely to drink espresso drinks

16% more likely to drink tea  (seems it should be higher)

10% more like to own a cat  (again- seems like it should be higher)

14% more likely to have sweaty palms

16% less likely to be able to do a backbend kickover (if I knew what it was I would start practicing)

11% less likely to think the cilantro tastes like soap

10% less likely to be able to wiggle their nose

So there you have it.  All the interesting facts I could dredge up to keep you entertained on this lovely Friday.

Tell me, have you done the DNA testing or know anyone who has?  What have you learned that surprised you?  Any big discoveries?  Anything you wished you didn’t know?  I think it is fascinating that people can track down relatives they had no idea they had because of these tests and I actually know someone who did just that.

Isn’t science amazing?  Oh and in case you wondered – I am 0.4% West African.

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  1. Judy Hudgins
    July 27, 2018 at 06:27 am

    Once again you beat me to it. I want to do the Ancestry DNA. May be a Christmas present to myself. I figure I will show Scots/English for the majority. But then I’m intermingled with Thomas Jefferson’s family, so who knows!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 28, 2018 at 07:58 am

      I think that would be a great Christmas present! and you have “royalty” in your bloodline–how cool is that???

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  2. Dianna
    July 27, 2018 at 06:37 am

    Wow: the things you learned about those who share similar DNA! My niece gifted me with one of the kits through Ancestry.com. I don’t have them right at hand, but really wasn’t surprised. We knew that most of our ancestors came here from Great Britain, and that’s pretty much what the test showed. But, we didn’t get that additional info relating to cilantro and sweaty palms! 😉

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 28, 2018 at 07:58 am

      That stuff kind of made me laugh. And yea–no real surprises but it is kind of fun to look at the results.

      Reply
  3. jena c. henry
    July 27, 2018 at 08:07 am

    Good for you! It keeps crossing my mind to do this but my results will be similar to yours-which is fine, but no surprises. Still, I’m curious

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 28, 2018 at 07:57 am

      It was interesting to read some of the other info that went with it but I certainly understand that not everyone wants to share their info with a company like this.

      Reply
  4. susi_snaps
    July 27, 2018 at 08:34 am

    I find these tests so fascinating and while I haven’t considered one for myself, I’ve been wanting to get one for Audrey. I’d love to find out the different breeds of dog that make up her mix. She’s such a mutt it should be interesting.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 28, 2018 at 07:56 am

      That’s a great idea! Do they do them for animals? I had not even thought about it.

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      1. susi_snaps
        July 28, 2018 at 07:58 am

        Yes, they have a few you can get for dogs. Some are more accurate than others and it also depends how well you swap the dog. I may have to do it just to see what happens. 🙂

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        1. Beth Ann Chiles
          July 28, 2018 at 07:59 am

          Oh cool. That would be really neat to know!

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  5. Ann
    July 27, 2018 at 10:04 am

    I never knew about the feet! And I though we were bffs! Keeping any other secrets?

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 28, 2018 at 07:56 am

      I have to keep some sense of mystery. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Mama's Empty Nest
    July 27, 2018 at 10:13 am

    Interesting, but I do wonder how they derive all that other information like owning a car and drinking tea (come on, those absolutely SHOULD BE higher!). 😉 I’m not sold on doing the DNA analysis….just call me a little dubious because I wonder what they do with all of the DNA samples these companies now have possession of. ???

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 28, 2018 at 07:56 am

      Well after reading the news this morning and seeing an article about just that fact you may be correct in being reluctant to share your spit. 🙂 I guess I am of the opinion that there is not a lot of privacy in the world anymore and that there is a great deal that is “known” about each of us already that we probably have no idea about. Maybe it is my too trusting nature but I am not too overly concerned about it and I was happy to find out the info that I found out. It was interesting, very interesting.

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      1. Mama's Empty Nest
        July 28, 2018 at 08:55 am

        I totally agree that we don’t have privacy anymore like we once did. And more information than we can imagine is ‘known’ about us – way too true. It would be so interesting to see the results. I’m glad you enjoyed getting yours. 🙂

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  7. Minnesota Prairie Roots
    July 27, 2018 at 11:35 am

    Caleb has had this done. I had no idea the type of info you listed is shared. Who cares about some of that trivial stuff? I assume the report included more valuable info???

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 28, 2018 at 07:53 am

      Yes. The reports have more info on health items that are more relevant. These were just some fun and odd facts that were included.

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  8. Tara
    July 27, 2018 at 02:52 pm

    I did 23andMe along with the health portion. I didn’t find any close relatives, closest match was 3rd cousins. However, I did get a great deal of information from the health portion.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 28, 2018 at 07:53 am

      So it was probably helpful for you, right? I think it is fascinating.

      Reply
  9. Darlene
    July 30, 2018 at 06:11 am

    You’re 100% fabulous!!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 30, 2018 at 07:20 am

      As are you!

      Reply
  10. priscillaking
    July 31, 2018 at 01:37 pm

    I’ll always wonder…what *does* cilantro taste like, other than soap? 😉

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 31, 2018 at 03:55 pm

      Yummy. It tastes yummy! Herby and lovely to us non soap tasters.

      Reply
  11. Josh
    August 09, 2018 at 11:01 am

    I’m part egg plant. Cilantro tastes like a pungent, herbaceous kick to the tongue.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      August 11, 2018 at 07:15 am

      I love cilantro. 🙂

      Reply

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