If you’ve got blue eyes, congratulations—you’re officially a genetic heirloom! According to science, every single blue-eyed person on Earth can trace their eye color back to one mysterious ancestor who decided brown was just too basic. This ancient trendsetter lived somewhere between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago, rocking the first-ever pair of icy blues. So, if you ever lock eyes with another blue-eyed person, just remember—you’re probably distant cousins.

Study finds that every blue eyed person on Earth is a descendant of one single person