Mother gives birth to twins - one black, one white

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  1. Jux

    Jux Please, call me Steve. Veteran

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    Genetics rule.

    Snopes link with images

     
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    sounds like a sitcom waiting to happen.
     
  3. JD

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  4. Zero Prime

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    Sounds tlike the new Doublemint mint commercials.
     
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    Oreo anyone?
     
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    not all that uncommon i hear about this sort of thing now and then.
     
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    I think there was one on UK TV in the mid to late 80's - can't for life of me remember the name tho.
     
  8. Liokaiser

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    That family is cute together. Weird but cute.
     
  9. Wing alpha

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    thats odd cool but odd
     
  10. Sonscreen

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    Best quote in there. :D 

    Still that's pretty cool.
     
  11. Dreweido

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    Yeah I went to high school with twins that are black and white.
     
  12. Aaron

    Aaron Master of Crystalocution Moderator Content Contributor

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    Genetics R Fun.

    As a side note... for similar genetic reasons the "designer" dog breeds (Labradoodle, Yorkipoo, Schnoodle, etc...) often cannot be reliably bred within their "breed" as you will lose many of the effects of the crossbreeding due to the genetic dice rolling snake eyes. Granted the Labradoodle is much further along in it's breeding regimen due to good handling at the second and third generational levels... but that's a whole different discussion.
     
  13. Lance Halberd

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    One in a million births, eh? That would mean there's .....

    (math)

    Approximately six thousand, five hundred sets of twins like this today.

    Statistically speaking.
     
  14. FreshDebesh

    FreshDebesh <b><font color=brickred>oye chak de phatte!</font> Veteran

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    You and your fancy hocus pocus math. I mean really, who do you think you are, Streck?
     
  15. Streck

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    The reason he said "(math)" instead of showing his work was that I actually did it for him.
     
  16. Soundblaster1

    Soundblaster1 The Heisenberg of Toys

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    That is weird. Kinda freaky, actually.*goes off to figure out better odds than what were here*
     
  17. Lance Halberd

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    Pretty much, yeah.

    The world population is 6.5 billion, and a million goes in to a billion ... lots ... of times, and then you carry the integer ... binomial dividend uh ... quadratic nomenclature ... eleventy-five ... er ... hey, what happened to everyone's post count?
     
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    First I was thinking Mr T slipped in there somewhere but ten noticed she was mixed.

    That's pretty cool . Racial unity at it's best thanks to mother nature.

    Oreos for everyone!!
     
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    Those poor kids are going to have one hell of a time in school when they get older. But I think they are cute.
     
  20. Jux

    Jux Please, call me Steve. Veteran

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    That's assuming everyone on the planet is a twin though, isn't it?