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Title: Siamese Humans Compared to Dogs


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Twins
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Fact on a conjoined twin
  • The first recorded pair of conjoined twins is
    born in Armenia. The twin boys are connected from
    the waist to the abdomen. One of the boys dies
    during a surgical attempt to separate them. The
    surviving twin dies three days later.

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More facts on twins
Another set of famous conjoined twins were Eng
and Chang Bunker, who were born in Thailand (then
called Siam ) in 1811. The term Siamese twins was
coined as a reference to Eng and Chang, who
achieved international fame shortly after leaving
Siam as teenagers. They were exhibited in circus
shows around the world before settling in the
United States , where they married two sisters
and had nearly two dozen children. They were 63
years old when they died.
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Oldest Twins Documented
  • The oldest twins ever documented are Eli Shadrack
    and John Meshak Phipps (USA) born on February 14,
    1803 in Affington, Virginia. Eli died on February
    945 A.D.23, 1911 at the age of 108 years his
    brother John died on December 10, 1916 at the age
    of 113. The chance of identical twins both
    reaching and surpassing the age of 100 is about
    1700,000,000 (one in 700 million).

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Twin Facts
  • Conjoined twins occur once every 200,000 live
    births.
  • 40 to 60 percent of conjoined twins arrive
  • stillborn, and about 35 percent survive only one
    day.
  • The overall survival rate of conjoined twins is
    between 5 and 25 percent.
  • Approximately 70 percent of all conjoined twins
    are girls. Although more male twins conjoin in
    the womb than female twins, females are three
    times as likely to be born alive.
  • Conjoined twins are genetically identical and
    are, therefore, always the same sex. They develop
    from the same fertilized egg.

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Facts
  • The term Siamese twins is no longer
    considered appropriate.
  • Conjoined twins aren't limited to any racial or
    ethnic group and have been born all over the
    world.

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Photo Galary
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Twins VS Years
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www.twinsworld.com/stats.html
Alison Skibicki
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