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John Lothropp: Ancestor of 80k people including 6 US presidents
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_xerces_
on May 2, 2024
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gus_massa
on May 3, 2024
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He died in 1653. Assuming 2 children per generation every 20 years, that's like 18 generations, and the expected mumber of decendants is 2^18 = 262144 = 262k (or should I use 2^19-1).
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on May 2, 2024
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A strong contender!
https://xkcd.com/1545/
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