14/09/2020
Amazing facts of twins
So many good things come in pairs, like ears, socks and panda bears. But, best of all are the set of twins, with extra laughter, smiling twins have always been the subject of great fascination. How many of you are aware of these twin funny facts.
Yes, You Can Tell Twins Apart - The first one is through their fingerprints as these are unique to every individual and twins are no exception, Identical twins also have different fingerprints.
Internal Interaction - Twins start interacting with each other in the womb as early as 14 weeks into the pregnancy. A discovery by the University of Padova found twins reaching for one another, and then touching each other a few weeks later. The twins gestured and communicated, so maybe they were already plotting!
They Have Their Own Language - It is estimated that nearly 40% of twins have a private language, This made-up language usually disappears once the babies learn a real language that allows them to communicate with others.
You Read my Mind - A popular myth surrounding twins is that they have some kind of ESP or special telepathic ability that allows them to read each other’s minds. While no genuine scientific evidence exists to prove the claim, numerous personal accounts by twins describe a unique mental connection.
Surprise! - Before medical advancements such as ultrasounds were developed, a twin was often a surprise to expectant parents. Despite modern technology, twins do still manage the occasional surprise, with one twin remaining hidden from view at certain points during the pregnancy. Thankfully, the twin can’t hide for long, and after the first few months, the second baby will show up.
Mirror Image - Some identical twins are actually mirror images of one another. Mirror twins are born with birthmarks on opposite sides of the body from each other, opposite dominant hands, and occasionally, reversed organs. When these twins look at each other, it’s literally like seeing their reflection in a mirror.
Say two sets of identical twins married each other - When identical twins marry identical twins, it’s called a quaternary marriage. If both sets of twins have children of their own, thanks to biology, while legally being considered cousins, genetically, since they come from the same pool of chromosomes, they are technically siblings. If that doesn’t seem crazy enough, based on DNA alone, figuring out who the biological parents are of the two couples would be virtually impossible.
Got Milk - If for some reason you are anxious to have twins, according to a study in Journal of Reproductive Medicine, certain foods can improve the chances of having twins. The study compared the diets of women who ate lots of dairy products with women who followed a vegan diet, and found that the dairy eaters were five times as likely to have twins.
Double Records - A high school just outside of Illinois recently broke the Guinness World Record for the most multiples at one school in the same academic year. New Tier high school recorded 44 pairs of twins and one set of triplets in the class of 2020, which is three times the national average!
Dogs Always Know - In addition to being great pets, dogs come in really handy when it comes to telling twins apart.This also means that if either of the twins get a dog of their own when they’re older, there won’t be any confusion on the part of the dog as to which one is their owner.
Fraternal twins can look identical or completely different, even having different skin colors. It’s basically a genetic roll of the dice which genes each baby will receive from mom and dad ,just like with singletons.
Being Left-handed Is a Twin Thing - The incidence of twins being left-handed is higher at 22% which is about one in five pairs of twins or double that of the rest of the population. In singletons, the chances of being left-handed are only about 10%.
Twins can have different birthdays - While it's extremely rare, it’s possible to birth one twin days, weeks, or even months before the other.
Raising twins or multiple children can make you feel like you are on a roller coaster each day. But it is a fun ride with all the excitement besides being an experience that not everybody can experience.
