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All people with blue eyes can be traced back to one person who lived near the
Black Sea less than 10,000 years ago. Source Source 2
celticpyro
Now when I see a person with blue eyes, I'll know they're a descendant of
Ocean-Eyed Slut Man.
saturdaynightlycanthrope
You leave great grandpa ocean-eyed slut man alone, he was just living his life
gI-want-cheese
Actually, since this was determined using mitochondrial DNA, the ocean-eyed
slut would be a woman, not a man. Mitochondrial DNA is passed down by
mothers.
zohbugg
Gram-gram knew how to party
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gay-jesus-probably
dear ocean eyed party gram-gram thank u for spreading your weird eye mutation
and giving every fanfic writer a reason to know an unholy amount of synonyms
for the word 'blue'.
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le
All Hail Grandmother Cerulean Orbs
 
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