25 Shocking Secrets Revealed in DNA Tests

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Get ready to be shocked by the 25 Shocking Secrets Revealed in DNA Tests. From unexpected family connections to long-lost ancestors, these DNA test results uncovered some of the most shocking secrets. Watch our video to learn more about these unbelievable stories and the power of DNA testing.

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Author: Matthew Foote
Video Editor: Ian Christopher Buyan

Music: Banish Misfortune - Nat Keefe & Hot Buttered Rum, All I Am - Dyalla

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:47 - REDDIT USER VALEYARD89 KNEW SHE WAS ADOPTED
1:17 - ANOTHER POSTER, U/DELETED
1:48 - Ad Start
3:42 - VIRALNOVE.COM
4:21 - TWO FRIENDS
4:59 - TIKTOKKER ANDY TORREY
5:30 - JORDYN MYERS
6:21 - REDDITOR LAWEGIAN
6:40 - PARKSY555
7:02 - SIGRID JOHNSON
7:46 - POSTER VIDEOFORK
8:23 - DARIA OBYMAHA
8:52 - ALICE COLLINS
9:29 - MTGOTHMOG
10:07 - POSTER GIQIOB
10:39 - RANKER.COM
11:23 - MIRACULOUS DISCOVERY
11:41 - LARGE SUMS OF MONEY
12:09 - ABC NEWS CORRESPONDENT WHIT JOHNSON
12:32 - REDDITOR SAAL00521
12:57 - POSTED BY U/TICONDEROGA10-1
13:35 - MAGAZINE ARTICLE
14:28 - IN A 2022 NEWSWEEK ARTICLE
15:11 - REDDITOR SWEETALKERSWEETALKER
15:32 - REDDITOR SUNSHINEYKRIS
16:07 - Lynda Fairchild
17:07 - List Outro
17:30 - DNA Result

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[OtherThanIntendedPurpose]

my wife was the result of a "night before shipping out" for Viet Nam. for 53 years, she never knew her father. last year, she did the DNA test, and found her biological father. she contacted him, and amazingly, he was not only open to meeting her, flew half way across the country to meet the family. and they have been in close contact every since. sometimes it DOES work out.

[luvbeinghiswife]

Mike finding out his Family history was honestly one of the purest things I have seen in awhile
So happy for you Mike!! 🍀🍀🍀

[fredjohnson]

I met a lady in college in 1987. We hooked up for about a week, then went our separate ways. On September 4th, 2021, I got a call that I have a daughter. We connected, and it feels wonderful. I missed out on her childhood, but I'm looking forward to the future. Her mom is my friend as well. This turned out awesome. I ❤️ my daughter.

[scotshaver]

Found out I have Jewish blood on my Dad’s side. Turns out, my great-grandma (who we always assumed was Polish) was a miracle. Her tiny hamlet southeast of Warsaw had running issues with Russia, and military interaction was common. One day, the Red army rolled into town & wiped out every living soul. Her mom had the foresight to hide my great-grandma in a wall before the attack, and was the sole survivor. A day or two later, neighbors came to see what/ who might be left. A Polish lady found her in her hiding place, adopted her, & brought her to America, where she grew up & eventually met her husband (full Polish). Without her mother’s loving sacrifice, I wouldn’t exist!

[sandrajohnson]

I had always hoped that I had been switched at birth because my family sucks. Several years ago I had two DNA tests done by two different companies. Even though I discovered a LOT of ancestors I never knew about, sadly, my parents were my real parents and my siblings are my real siblings. Dammit.

[redscrochetedstuff]

I'm adopted as well. I used ancestry dna in 2018. I found a full blood brother who was also adopted. He have a close relationship now. Love him dearly.

[damealeta]

We gave our daughter and son-in-law DNA tests as a present for Christmas one year. His mom is adopted and when he was browsing his results he was able to get a line on her bio mom. Needless to say he was able to get enough information to be able to reunite his mother with her bio mom and siblings. Her mom has since passed away but she was able to take care of her for a couple of years. Pretty cool stuff.

[diwindy]

My dad, who's in his 70s, discovered about 5 years ago that his dad was not actually his father. My niece is very interested in researching her ancestry, so the whole family did dna tests to help her in her research. She discovered that my dad was not blood related to any relatives from his dad's side. We figured out the whole story eventually. From the point of view of my dad's dad who raised him, he went away to war (WW2), came back to find his wife pregnant by another man. Baby is born and his wife dies from childbirth complications. He registers the birth, naming himself as father, remarries, and raises my dad as his own, never once mentioning that they were not blood related. My dad grew up with one step brother only, but we discovered he actually has 2 half brothers and 2 half sisters (with attached families) from his biological father.

[hauskalainen]

4:20 reminds me of the story of the man who, when he told his father about every girl he wanted to marry, his Dad said, "you can't. She's your half sister. When i was a teenager, I had a bike and got around a bit". Completely distraught he eventually revealed this to his mother, who said "You marry whoever you want to Son. He's not your father anyway".

[kellyhitz]

2 years ago my daughter convinced me to do ancestry DNA. long story short I found my birth family. I have 2 sisters and a huge clan of relatives. I also found that I am so white I’m reflective. 😅. Congrats on your journey…it’s only just begun.

[robylove]

I didn't take a DNA test but, my whole family thought we were Irish until, while tracing our genealogy, my Aunt went to Ireland for further study. She found out that the family she had been tracing was not our family at all. While they had the same last name and they were Irish, our family is actually Scottish.

[TheREALJosephTurner]

My natural father left when I was a newborn and my mother remarried.The guy she remarried adopted me, and I wasn't told any of this until I was in high school in the 80s. Later on, through social media, I found out that I had two half-brothers and a half-sister from when my natural father remarried. Fast-forward to about 2020, I decided to take a DNA test (sorry for your sponsor, but it was through Ancestry). What I found out through those results is that I had yet another half-sister. She is older than me and that affair happened before even my mother and natural father were together. She had no idea who her natural father was because her mother never told her, AND he had no idea he had this daughter because the mother never told him either. The weird part is that we all live in the same small-ish city and have all of our lives- meaning we've likely came across each other over the years without realizing it. What's even weirder is my grandmother on my mother's side went through almost the same scenario, which has made studying my family tree interesting. MORAL OF THE STORY: don't lie to your kids- you never know what kind of accessible technology will be available to them in the future!

[wondersaiyan]

I took a DNA test and discovered an aunt that nobody knew about! My mom had grown up with only brothers, never knowing she had an older sister somewhere. My grandfather was in Panama for a while during WWII and had a relationship with a woman there, of which my aunt was the result. She ended up getting adopted by a family in the U.S. after the war. We connected and hope to meet later this year! As for heritage, I was surprised to learn I'm mostly of Norwegian descent. I figured I was mostly Irish and German based on family stories. I also was happy to learn I have some DNA from Senegal, as well as Egypt and Mongolia! I look about as white as mayo thanks to Norway lol

[nancylongworth]

I did DNA and discovered that my parents really are my parents and that there has been no other hanky panky in the family. I recognized all the names of relatives back to 3d cousins (I've done a lot of genealogy). I am SO blessed! Thank you, Mother and Daddy!

[cherylowl]

My mother-in-law always accused her husband of cheating on her. He would ignore her or have ugly comments. After they both died, dna tests became popular. My sister-in-law was notified of a dna match. They told her she had a half brother. Sure enough. They have a half brother out there. He knew all about them, that his father was married, it was so unnerving. She met him, he is nice, but that was all. So strange.

[BrianaCunningham]

Thank you for sharing your adoption and DNA test story with us. Great to hear your adoptive family is fabulous.

[laurapatterson]

I'm adopted too, I have such a sense of loss of not knowing who I am. Haven't had the money to get the DNA test yet.

[redbeard]

Hey mike, so check this out . My sister and myself are also adopted, she had a kid and put him up for adoption as well . I can’t remember exactly how she found out but her son that was adopted lives right next door to my aunt and uncle’s house!! My sister and the rest of my family still has a relationship with that whole family and my sister sees her kid often .

[MNTNSTARZ.]

I took a DNA test in order to find out who my father's biological father was.
My grandmother who was a Bible thumping, down on unwed mothers type person was not forthcoming about who my biological grandfather was, but it was known that my Dad had been born out of wedlock.
See my mother's sister, my aunt knew all about my Paternal gmother being what today is called The town bicycle ( meaning everyone got to ride 😆)
The test helped me discover my Dads father and that all but 2 of my grandmother's 7 children had different fathers.
Funny thing is my father was the only one born before my grandmother got married.
🤔 makes me wonder why the hypocrisy and extreme religious fervor, maybe she was trying to atone for "sins" could never admitted to committing