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In her old age, Queen Elizabeth I was praised for her beauty despite missing several teeth and being half bald due to smallpox.

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Queen Elizabeth I was known as the Virgin Queen. It is likely that the U.S. state of Virginia was named in her honor.

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Nearly 25% of women living in England in the year 1800 were named Mary.

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38% of people in Vietnam have the family name Nguyễn.

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During the First World War, the Emperor of Germany, the King of England, and the Empress of Russia were all first cousins - grandchildren of Queen Victoria.

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Level 45

Nov 14, 2018

ive known a vietnamese person with that last name

Level 70

Sep 19, 2020

You along with several million people. I'll bet you know someone called Smith as well.

Level 51

Dec 3, 2021

Sam

Level 51

Dec 3, 2021

Sam

Level 25

Sep 17, 2025

So iconic you had to post it twice lol

Level 63

Mar 16, 2023

Sam

Level 48

Apr 17, 2025

Mary?

Level 46

Jan 25, 2019

129 for the win

Level 53

Oct 18, 2021

Lol

+19

Level 28

Mar 5, 2019

World War 1, a.k.a. the biggest and deadliest family feud in world history

Level 36

Mar 21, 2019

I thought that Nicholas II (Tsar of Russia) was also related to the Emperor of Germany and the British King.

Level 65

Jul 16, 2019

yes, but probably not 1st cousin.

Level 92

Aug 17, 2019

Czar Nicholas II of Russia was indeed also a 1st cousin to King George V of the UK and a double cousin to Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, albeit lesser degrees of cousindom.

Look at a picture of all 3. They look a lot alike. The kings' and queens' family trees are severely rootbound by a very tiny pot.

Level 44

Sep 10, 2020

That's true! He and the Emperor of Germany and King George VI started WWI

Level 29

Apr 10, 2026

King George VI didn't start anything! He was King of the Commonwealth during WW2

Level 49

Oct 23, 2019

If 25% of women living in England in 1800 were named Mary, and 38% of people in Vietnam have the family name Nguyen, how many women living in London and Hanoi in 2019 are named Mary Nguyen?

Level 82

Mar 30, 2020

Very few, I would say.

Level 70

Sep 19, 2020

Quite a lot, I would say. You have only to Google Mary Nguyen to see just how many there are around. One Mary Nguyen in Australia does beautiful impressionist paintings.

Level 47

Sep 28, 2021

The most common first name in the world is Muhammad and the most common last name in the world is Wang. You'd struggle to find someone named Muhammad Wang though.

Level 92

Sep 16, 2022

If England had colonized Indochina instead of France, watch out.

Level 39

Mar 16, 2020

Uhh my brother has a good friend... that has the last name “Nguyen.” What if I told you she wasn’t from Vietnam? Well, I don’t tell you that.

Level 51

Dec 25, 2020

I know a "Nguyen" from Vietnam, and one from China.

Level 66

Jun 2, 2021

Apparently, the name is Pham is the second most common last name.

Level 63

Mar 16, 2023

I know someone surnamed Pham

Level 41

Jun 13, 2021

Is this why Jimi Hendrix wrote "The Wind Cries Mary"? He spent a lot of time in England. (jk)

Level 48

Apr 17, 2025

It was his then-girlfriend's middle name, but yes, I see how it would be appealing. Cast a wide net, wot-wot?

Level 25

Sep 17, 2025

129 makes me think they're allll connected to a family tree XD