anyone ever take one of those DNA tests?

I'm going to give it a try. I've dabbled in genealogy off and on for my entire life but on my paternal side I come to a road block. My grandfather was an orphan. I do know his parents names but that's as far as I've ever gotten. Hopefully this DNA test will break that barrier, or not?

LONG time ago we discussed genealogy and I semi-joked that every person that's ever delved into genealogy has told me they were related to Queen Elizabeth. Bit of an exaggeration but. you'd be surprised... not much of an exaggeration. Which leads me too....

I have a cousin who got into genealogy... a little. She was NOT very scientific about it. Anyway - in group text with family, (I have a HUGE family... well over 300 living relatives just on my Dads side and that many also on my Mom's side).......she started telling all us relatives who she, (and we), were related too..... wellllllllll....

You can't name a famous Italian she didn't say we were not related too. ALL of them. . Michelangelo, Galileo, Frank Sinatra, several Popes, Da Vinci.....AND.. she firmly believed this. Got furious with you if you doubted her. And I'm talking direct lineage here... NOT just that we inhabited the same planet.

I've never stumbled across anyone even semi-famous in my family history. I don't expect to do so with this DNA test but then... that's not why I'm taking it. Just want to see how Italian I am....and pray no link to Queen Elizabeth shows up.