Every family has a story that gets passed down beyond the dinner table. From long careers to exciting artistic projects and major athletic achievements, certain relatives cement their legacy for generations to come.
And that's exactly what TikTok user Livy_mp3 tapped into when she asked on the platform, "Tell me your most insane family flex, and I don't mean, 'My aunt was on TV once,' I’m talking totally mind-blowing and absurd."
The prompt struck a chord, racking up 23 million views and 223K comments, with people eager to share their proudest stories.
#1
My mom has two Olympic gold medals😛(Kristine Andersen)
74points
#3
My Great Great Grandmother was the one who got to call the president to tell him the war was over! (WW2)
63points
#4
My great great uncle is the original voice of Donald Duck
61points
#5
My grandmother was one of the first nine women that went to Harvard with Ruth Bater Ginsberg (they were friends too)
61points
#7
Bob Ross was a close family friend and one of his paintings was for my grandpa
53points
#9
I am related to Bach. Like the composer. My whole family is ridiculously musically talented
49points
#10
My cousin is a 4 time Olympian and won a bronze medal in 2024
46points
#11
My cousin is Neil Armstrong (shoutout i got the blue eyes from that side of the family)
45points
#13
My grandpa was good friends with Obama and we got Christmas cards for 7-8 years
43points
#15
Entirely because of drunk driving my grandfather is the reason you cannot drive lawnmowers on the road in some city in Oklahoma I forgot the name of
39points
#16
My great uncle invented the digital camera
39points
#17
Before Green Day was famous they opened for my dad’s old band (Agent Orange)
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38points
#18
My aunt dated Brad Pitt in college, and dumped him
37points
#20
Our cat went missing for two years and we thought a dead bunny in the road was her so we buried it and she randomly came home 2 years later and we were on the news
36points