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* And Ted Bundy.
* Not long after she was announced as the Republican Vice Presidential Candidate in the 2008 U.S Presidential elections, rumours began to circulate that Gov. Sarah Palin's youngest child was actually her grandchild, by one of her teenage daughters. Although the rumors were unsubstantiated, it did eventually lead to Palin's family announcing that one of her teenage daughters was pregnant out of wedlock, although the family was quick to stress that she intended to marry the father. Bristol, her oldest daughter, could not have physically conceived both her own son and Trig.<ref>not to mention that Trig has Down Syndrome, which is far more likely to occur in children born to an older mother than a teenager</ref> Palin's next oldest daughter, Willow, would have had to have been about 13 when Trig was conceived, and Piper, her next daughter, is still far too young to physically be capable of conceiving.
* Somewhat related to this trope: Nowadays, if a baby is labeled premature, they probably are actually early. However, in the olden days, a premature baby often meant that Mummy and Daddy's wedding was late. And possibly that there was [[Shotgun Wedding|a shotgun involved]].
** Leading to the joke: An eager new bride can do in 6 months what takes everyone else 9.
* Singer and actor [[Bobby Darin]] learned when he was 33 that his mother was in fact his grandmother, and that his big sister was, you guessed it...
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