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The reconstructed face of the “Cheddar Man” (c. 7,000 BCE) compared to his living descendant, Adrian Targett    

The Cheddar Man is a Mesolithic skeleton that was recovered from England’s Cheddar Gorge in 1903. At around 9,000 years old, the Cheddar Man is the oldest complete skeleton ever discovered in the UK, and has long been hailed as the “first Briton.” DNA analysis on the Cheddar man from 2018 indicated that he was lactose intolerant, had light-colored eyes, dark brown or black hair, and had a dark to black skin tone. Although the discovery of the Cheddar Man’s dark skin tone was surprising for both scientists and the public alike, it corresponds with recent research suggesting that genes linked to lighter skin only began to spread about 8,500 years ago - approximately 32,000 years later than what was previously believed.  

In addition to the development on his skin tone, the Cheddar Man surprised scientists in 1997 when DNA analysis revealed that he had a living descendant -  a retired history teacher named Adrian Targett. Targett and the Cheddar man share the same mtDNA, which is passed down from mother to daughter. In other words, they share a common maternal ancestor. What is even more remarkable is that Targett lives in Cheddar, only a half mile away where his 9,000-year-old ancestor was discovered.

Targett was not invited to the initial reveal of his ancestor’s new facial reconstruction, but he has since seen it and has commented on the family resemblance. “I do feel a bit more multicultural now,” he once joked in an interview “And I can definitely see that there is a family resemblance. That nose is similar to mine. And we have both got those blue eyes.”

- property value increases

- watching ilya turn down the men and women who hit on him

- hat tricks

- the playoffs. The sex ban does not last long any given year because the competition and mere thought of winning drives him fucking crazy.

- rugby

- Ilya speaking Russian casually

- any culinary success

- getting to be The Boyfriend. Carrying groceries, getting fancy gifts, paying for dinner despite being married to a fellow millionaire. He wants to pamper his baby sooo bad.

- Ilya getting into fights on the ice but this one is secret

As tiring as all this shit is, I can't in good faith continue to use spotify.

And in case anyone needed another reason: Spotify uses AI almost exclusively now which is why your Wrapped sucked in 2024, and your playlist suggestions have weird nonsensical names.

i wasn't aware it was controversial. but i did go ahead and reread it and yeah like i said, he literally isnt ever bottoming. doesnt seem to even like it when they've tried (even w/ a dildo)