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The world's oldest twin burial deciphered

Genetic, morphological, and chemical studies have identified the two infants from the 31,000-year-old double grave on the Wachtberg in Krems, Lower Austria, as identical twins and have determined how long they survived. An international team of researchers with participation from the Austrian Academy of Sciences has reported the findings in the journal Nature Communications Biology.

One Twin Went Vegan, The Other Ate Meat. This Is What Happened.

Identical twins Hugo and Ross Turner have submitted themselves to become a pair of human guinea pigs and investigate whether a vegan diet is healthier than eating meat and dairy.

A Wisconsin Couple Has Three Sets of Twins, All Born on the Same Day

A Wisconsin couple has three sets of twins, all born on the same day! There’s never a dull moment

Conjoined twins separation

In a marathon surgery on Oct. 24 and 25, 2020, surgeons at UC Davis Children’s Hospital successfully separated nine-month-old conjoined twins Abigail and Micaela Bachinskiy.
UC Davis Health is proud to share a six-part video series on the first-ever separation of conjoined twins at UC Davis Children’s Hospital.

Rare set of conjoined twins successfully separated in 24-hour surgery at UC Davis Children’s Hospital

Credit: UC Davis Health
Twins Abigail and Micaela Bachinskiy were born conjoined. Thanks for a marathon effort by UC Davis Health surgeons, the two will be able to live their already remarkable lives separately.
Nine-month-old conjoined twins Abigail and Micaela Bachinskiy are recovering at UC Davis Children’s Hospital after surgeons successfully separated them in a marathon surgery on Oct. 24 and 25.

Twinsburg 2023 - The ‘special connection’ of twins: The best photos and stories from the annual twin festival

The event in Twinsburg, Ohio is the largest annual gathering of twins and multiples in the world.

Source: https://www.today.com/parents/family/twin-connection-twinsburg-festival-...

Two Brothers, One Ultramarathon, And the Greatest Cheat in Running History

IN THE PANTHEON OF ULTRAMARATHONS—GRUELING, absurdly long-distance runs—the Comrades Marathon is one of the oldest, and among the most famous. Celebrating its 90th year this past May, the race takes these masochistic athletes over a 90-kilometer (56.1-mile) jaunt along South Africa’s rugged coast, between Pietermaritzburg to Durban.

Group photo of Chehalis area twins

This group photo of Chehalis area twins was taken on the lawn of Chehalis City Hall in 1933. The group included the Gilmore twin lions, which served as a trademark for the Gilmore Red Lion Oil Co. Wally Hill is pictured with his brother Warren in dark vests and white shirts — Warren's vest i plain and Wally's has a patch on it. The boys are sone of Mattie and Carl Hill and they were two of five children. In the 1930s, a Gilmore Red Lion Gasoline Station stood on Main Street at the site of the old Chehalis Muffler Shop, located across the street from Darigold in Chehalis.

Conjoined twins separated at Cook Children's Medical Center

The twins, Jamie Lynn and Amie Lynn, were joined from the lower chest to their belly button.

The extraordinary case of the conjoined hensel twins: a look inside their lives

Fortunately, the Hansel siblings didn’t suffer from any major medical issues. However, the sisters had a close call when they were 12, and their folks had to rush them for emergency surgery. Fearing for their lives, the medical professionals recommended that they go through surgery. The procedure is aimed at alleviating the constant pressure crushing their lungs.

Hungarian Twin Registry