A very merry unbirthday
"There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents and only one for birthday presents, you know."
"There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents and only one for birthday presents, you know."

Genealogy as normally practised gives us a very misleading view of our genetic heritage. This article was originally presented at the 2005 Skeptics Conference in Rotorua.
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