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To: ManyMoose who wrote (286)11/7/2008 8:00:55 PM
From: Ann Corrigan1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 443
 
Your post re spelling reminded me of this forum. Found this interesting trivia:

The Family Tree - a Game of numbers

WE
ALL HAD
2 PARENTS
4 GRANDPARENTS
8 GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
32 GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
64 GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
128 GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
256 GREAT- GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
512 GREAT- GREAT- GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
1,024 GREAT- GREAT- GREAT- GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS

EXACTLY 10 GENERATIONS = 1,024