Almost everyone has tried at least once that old game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon." Well, you could call next weekend's family reunion...the "Six (or more) Degrees of You!"
Let's back up.
A.J. Jacobs came up with a genealogy project and he wanted to get some big names into the game, namely former President George H.W. Bush and to do so, he pulled the family card.
The New York Times reported Jacobs called Bush's chief off staff and said he was a cousin of the former commander-in-chief. And he wasn't lying. Jacobs, according to research is 21 steps away from the president.
He's also distant, ok really, really distant, cousins with Ludacris and Daniel Radcliffe, according to the Times' article.
So what do you do when you can say that you're related to a president, a rapper and a wizard (ok actor)? You hold The Global Family Reunion.
The epic reunion will be held June 6 at the New York Hall of Science.
It's promising, like any family get-together, crafts, potato sack races, genealogy, and "lots of celebrity cousins."
Those with a connection to the world's biggest family tree, which according to the Global Family Reunion has 77 million people on it, will be able to take part in the largest family photo in history.
The reunion will also help the fight against Alzheimer's and all proceeds of the event will go to Alzheimer's research.
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