Last weekend gave me two new insights into my recent fascination with twins.
The first was catching up with a friend I went to school with (I haven't seen her in 12 years, she's here on holiday from New York where she now lives). She is an identical twin, or at least that's what I had assumed all these years... It turns out that they're not identical (they're the other type). Even though they look identical, one is left handed and the other is right handed. Who knew?!
She was telling us how they did a Disney-like switcheroo at school one day, and pretended to be each other for a whole day (although she said it was really hard writing with the wrong hand all day long).
Did you know identical twins have exactly the same DNA? I didn't.
The second insight, well not really an insight, more of an interesting fact really....
Anyway, it was when we were at the Ben Folds concert. He was speaking about his twin daughters, telling us one was born around 11pm before midnight, and the other a few hours later after midnight. So even though they are twins, they have different birthdays, and GET THIS, are different star signs!!!! How cool is that!?
EDIT: I should really get into the habit of checking my facts more before posting. Mr You quietly mentioned to me that Ben Folds has a twin daughter and son, not twin daughters as I had said.
And I also want to thank my good friend Jen from Island Arts who seems to know much more than me about twins. She let me know that my twinny-friend could very well be an identical twin after all as it is not uncommon for identical twins to have reversed features (i.e. right and left handed). Thank-you and sorry for the clumsy post, I just got a bit too excited I guess.
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Identical twins can be reversed in many ways- such as having their body organs on seperate sides (one heart on the left one has it on the right) etc. The lefty, righty thing isn't that odd and doesn't mean they are fraternal twins.
Fraternal twins are from two seperately fertilized eggs while identical twins come about from one egg that splits and creates two identical halves.
It's is sooo dang cool though isn't it??
The likely hood of Fraternal twins can be found in family history since it's a gene that lets a woman release more than one egg at a time. Where as Identical twins are a complete miracle and can happen to anyone.
Hearts on opposite sides... WHOA now THAT's cool!
thanks so much for clarifying that, i love hearing all this info.
hey i just found out that it's a gene that lets a woman release more than one egg at a time. thanks islandarts.
flossy-p i hope u dont mind i just passing by..
oh, and your dream paint below is a lovely scene.: -)
No worries about the fact jumble...
The only reason I know any of this is because I researched twins after I found out I was pregnant the first time. My dad has fraternal twins on his side and everyone said i was going to have twins... thought I better look into it.
Twins are so cool- mysteriously cool.
Just because a bunch of sticklers gave you more facts, don't let anybody burst your bubble(s) of enthusiasm and excitement. There are ALWAYS more facts, but sometimes the e's evaporate.
LOVE THE lighter-than-air cows. :-)
Just because a bunch of sticklers gave you more facts, don't let anybody burst your bubble(s) of enthusiasm and excitement. There are ALWAYS more facts, but sometimes the e's evaporate.
LOVE THE lighter-than-air cows. :-)
I have fraternal twin girls. I like to call them opposite twins though LOL because the ONLY way they are alike is that they are girls! One has blonde hair and blue eyes, and is tall and wicked skinny and is VERY outgoing, the other has brown hair and eyes and is shorter, and kinda shy. They were born 5 minutes apart on a Friday the 13th!! LOL
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