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Non Americans, what province is the "Alabama" of your country? (lemmy.ml)
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In terms of having the "marrying cousins" stereotype.

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[โ€“] sndrtj@feddit.nl 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For the Netherlands: Katwijk, even had a genetic disease named after it.

https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katwijkse_ziekte

[โ€“] why@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The article actually says the desease is not the result of incest, but instead all people with the decease most likely share a common ancestor.