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Prior to marrying his first cousin Emma Wedgwood, Charles Darwin mad a list of the pros and cons. The pros won out, they were married in 1839 and had ten children

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Fun Fact: Prior to marrying his first cousin Emma Wedgwood, Charles Darwin mad a list of the pros and cons. The pros won out, they were married in 1839 and had ten children

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