These two girls may look to you like a two-headed freak of nature, but they turn 21 today, and their appearance as a "two-headed freak of nature" is due to them being dicephalic parapagus twins (meaning that they are conjoined twins of whom each has a separate head, but whose bodies are joined). They are highly symmetric, giving the appearance of having just a single body with little variation from normal proportion. In fact, several vital organs are doubled up, with each woman having a separate heart, stomach, spine, and spinal cord. If you're wondering how the two of them can walk with one leg each, they just take turns moving each leg. So happy birthday, Abigail and Brittany Hensel. At least your survival into adulthood will take many parenting experts' minds off this whole Amy Chua thing (if only briefly).
This didn't post. Most people are also looking at Abby and Bethany because THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL !
ReplyDeleteTar, you are out of your mind, coveting a two-headed human version of Zaphod Beeblebrox.
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