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<u><em>Once a species starts dwindling in numbers, there's a smaller pool of available mates and often a corresponding lack of genetic diversity. This is the reason it's much healthier to marry a complete stranger than your first cousin, since, otherwise, you run the risk of "inbreeding" undesirable genetic traits, like susceptibility to fatal diseases.</em></u>
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It's most likely a statistic because it's listing numbers and sales. I wouldn't say fact because it's not something most people know.
