...The term "twin" derives from
the ancient German word "twine" meaning "two
together"?
...multiple births occur naturally in less
than 1% of all births?
...once you have had multiples, your chances of having multiples again
are 4 times better?
...a woman is more likely to bear fraternal twins
if she herself is a fraternal twin?
...in the United States, women bear a set of twins
once in every 80 births?
...in Nigeria, women bear a set of twins once in 22
births?
...in Japan, women bear a set of twins once in 155
births?
...triplets naturally occur only once in 9,400
births?
...the term "Siamese twin" originated
with Chang & Eng Bunker, born in Siam in 1811? They were conjoined
at the chest and eventually married sisters and before their death at
age 63 fathered a total of 22 children!
...the first quintuplets (5) to ever reach
adulthood were the famous Dionne Quints born in Canada in 1934? Did you
also know they are believed to be the only identical quintuplets?
...the largest number of children ever born to one
woman was 69? The woman was pregnant 27 times in a period of 40 years,
giving birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of
quadruplets !!!
...the highest order of multiple births to date is nonuplets
(9), but only 7 of the infants survived initially, and 2 more died
weeks later.
...in 1983 medical history was made in England when
sextuplets (6) were born and all survived?
...in 1997 medical history was made in the United
States with the arrival of the first ever surviving septuplets (7)?
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