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A SOCIAL HISTORY OF CONJOINED TWINS This report is based on Body Doubles: Siamese Twins in Fact and Fiction , an exhibit constructed by Laura E. Beardsley at the Mutter Museum, Philadelphia, PA, Spring 1995. CONJOINED TWINS IN EARLY EUROPEAN HISTORY Throughout history, conjoined twins have appeared in myths and legends. The Greek and Roman god Janus had two faces, one young, one old. Centaurs, a ...
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TYPES OF CONJOINED TWINS Conjoined twins have fascinated people for centuries. They have been worshipped as gods and feared as monsters. They play a role in our myths and are marvelled at in circus sideshows. Once called monstrosities , conjoined twins are increasingly accepted into our everyday lives as we grow to understand their unusual physical and emotional bonds and learn more about the ...
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Tell me when this page is updated Back to Main Page For Patty and Mike, the initial shock was followed by acceptance and then absolute devotion. AT FIRST IT SEEMS two girls are galloping across the snow-dusted school yard. Then it appears there is only one. Two pink ski caps bob along, and two pretty, mirror-image faces - one ginning giddily, the other dreamily frowning. But below the neck the ...
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Conjoined Twins Who to Contact Where to Go to Chat with Others Learn More About It Web Sites Search AltaVista for Conjoined Twins Who to Contact Conjoined Twins International P.O. Box 10895 Prescott, Arizona 86304-0895 This support group is for families of conjoined twins. Support is in the form of phone calls, letters, flowers, and prayers. It sends out a quarterly newsletter and there are ...
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Chang and Eng, born in 1811 in Melange, Siam, gave a new phase to the English language. They were the first, the original Siamese Twins, a term used to describe any two human beings joined at birth by living tissue. When news of the strange and unusual birth reached the king of Siam, he decided the babies should be put to death. King Rama II, thought such a birth was an evil sign an omen that ...
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