Mother of twins put an FAQ on their stroller

[crenquis]

@frauenfelder

No, not identical
Yes, I know they look alike though
Yes, I’m sure they aren’t identical

Is she sure that there wasn’t an identical set of “fraternal” twins at the hospital at the same time?

The Mixed-Up Brothers of Bogotá: a study of nature, nurture, identity and privilege

This is a really interesting story about two sets of identical twins from a rich and poor family background. One of the twins was accidentally switched with one from the other pair shortly after birth, and the four only met after reaching adulthood. In the meantime, both sets had been raised as fraternal twins. It’s a pretty long read, but it’s especially fascinating in that you don’t just have two sets of identical twins with similar personalities responding to different environments, but a…