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Dylan Sprouse genealogy discovery

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Actor Dylan Sprouse shared findings from a genealogical investigation conducted via the Ancestry platform during an episode of the “Wildmen” podcast. While researching the high frequency of twins in his ~~lineage, Sprouse~~ lineage—noting seven pairs across four generations—Sprouse discovered that his parents’ family lines had previously intermarried in California during the late 19th century following the Gold Rush era. Sprouse noted that the lineages diverged for several generations before reconverging when his parents, Matthew Sprouse and Melanie Wright, married in 1990. He previously believed the predisposition for twins came solely from his mother’s side, but his research revealed identical twins among his father’s relatives as well. He jokingly referred to himself and his twin brother, Cole Sprouse, as “children of incest,” drawing a comparison to the Targaryen family from “Game of Thrones.” To highlight the discovery, he shared a social media meme captioned “Targaryen maxxing.” He also mentioned that when he attempted to discuss the findings with Cole, his brother was uninterested in the details.

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