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What Is Cousins?
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What Experts Say About Cousins
- 1.Conan O'Brien and Denis Leary discovered several years ago that they are cousins, a fact neither was initially aware of.
- 2.Both comedians' family lines, the O'Briens and Reans, originate from Worcester, Massachusetts, and its adjacent towns like Milbury and Sturbridge.
- 3.Conan's grandfather held the specific job of directing traffic in downtown Worcester.
- 4.A shared and memorable, albeit bizarre, childhood experience for both was visiting a poorly curated 'museum of armor' in Worcester.
- 5.The 'museum of armor' was described as an old, unused office building filled with dirty armor, often not even on mannequins, resembling a 'hoarder's attic of armor.'
- 6.Relatives would repeatedly encourage visits to this specific museum due to the limited local entertainment options.