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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 71

Sep 19, 2020

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

Level 48

Dec 3, 2021

Sam

Level 48

Dec 3, 2021

Sam

Level 51

Mar 16, 2023

Sam

Level 48

Jan 25, 2019

129 for the win

Level 54

Oct 18, 2021

Lol

+15

Level 28

Mar 5, 2019

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

Level 37

Mar 21, 2019

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

Level 59

Jul 16, 2019

yes, but probably not 1st cousin.

Level 89

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 51

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 79

Mar 30, 2020

Very few, I would say.

Level 71

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 48

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 89

Sep 16, 2022

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

Level 40

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 52

Dec 25, 2020

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

Level 67

Jun 2, 2021

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