What interesting family stories do you have?

What interesting family stories do you have?
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answer:My great garandmother was born in 1885. She was a 7 month preemie and weighed 2 lbs. She was wrapped in cotton and put in a cigar box! 98 years later she was still walking a mile a day, mowed her own lawn til she was 95 and was sharp as can be right up til the end. :-)
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