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The twins appeared on the television series Real People as motivational speakers, and then went on to play landlords in the 1981 television series Foul Play. [2] They also hosted a short-lived game show titled That Awful Quiz Show in 1982. [1] In 1989, the twins appeared in commercials for a chain of pizza restaurants known as Pizza Factory. [3]
The Hayes also have two sets of twins, Kevin and Kyle (eight years old at the time of the sextuplets' birth) and Kieran and Meghan (five years old). They are the only family in the United States to have two sets of twins and a set of sextuplets. [93] The family was the subject of a reality television show, Table for 12, on TLC in the U.S. [94]
Stewart and Cyril Marcus (June 2, 1930 – July 1975) were identical twin gynecologists who practiced together in New York City. They died together in July 1975 at the age of 45. They died together in July 1975 at the age of 45.
The human twin birth rate in the United States rose 76% from 1980 through 2009, from 9.4 to 16.7 twin sets (18.8 to 33.3 twins) per 1,000 births. [5] The Yoruba people have the highest rate of twinning in the world, at 45–50 twin sets (90–100 twins) per 1,000 live births, [6] [7] [8] possibly because of high consumption of a specific type of yam containing a natural phytoestrogen which may ...
This category contains articles on pairs of identical twins, and people who were born with an identical twin. For the article about multiple births, see Twin. For a list of all twins, identical or otherwise, see List of twins. For other uses of the term Twin, see Twin (disambiguation)
The use of twins can improve the statistical power of a genetic study by reducing the amount of genetic and/or environmental variability. [1] " Identical twins" (monozygotic (MZ) twins) share virtually all their genes with each other, and "fraternal twins" (dizygotic (DZ) twins), on average, share about 50% of their genes with each other (about the same amount of sharing as non-twin siblings).
Edward and Daniel Hemberg (2005–), heaviest twins born in New Zealand (and at the time Australasia) via natural delivery (Edward 3.54 kg and Daniel 3.76 kg) [10]
"Kinsan Ginsan" (きんさんぎんさん), was the affectionate name of Japanese identical twin sisters from Nagoya, widely known for their longevity, and for being the oldest living twins. Their full names were Kin Narita (成田 きん, Narita Kin, 1 August 1892 – 23 January 2000) and Gin Kanie (蟹江 ぎん, Kanie Gin, 1 August 1892