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Campus characters: Identical twins, the Byers, live identical lives (2014)

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  1. skybrian
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    I didn’t find a good article about what they’ve been up to since this article was written, but they both have accounts on Instagram.

    I didn’t find a good article about what they’ve been up to since this article was written, but they both have accounts on Instagram.

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    slade
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    It's an interesting article, but so bizarre that it's in any way controversial for a story that boils down to "these twins like to do everything together". I wouldn't want to do that, but I'm not...

    It's an interesting article, but so bizarre that it's in any way controversial for a story that boils down to "these twins like to do everything together". I wouldn't want to do that, but I'm not them, and I can't imagine why anyone would have anything negative to say about it.

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      dustylungs
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      And there are so many interesting biological, psychological and social questions that can be asked about twins that didn't even get a passing reference. I read it expecting something, anything at...

      And there are so many interesting biological, psychological and social questions that can be asked about twins that didn't even get a passing reference. I read it expecting something, anything at all, more than "heh heh, they get a lot of attention because they're twins and they do things the same!"

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        slade
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        I wonder how common this behavior is (in general and to their extent)? According to the Double Mint Gum commercials, very.

        I wonder how common this behavior is (in general and to their extent)? According to the Double Mint Gum commercials, very.

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        1. whbboyd
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          I have exactly one (1) datum to contribute, which is that there were identical twins in my college class, and they both majored in math, but otherwise did not live the same life at all. Different...

          I have exactly one (1) datum to contribute, which is that there were identical twins in my college class, and they both majored in math, but otherwise did not live the same life at all. Different clothing styles, friend groups, etc.

          So the rate of identical twins maintaining identical habits into young adulthood is somewhere between "one" and "all but one". ;)

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