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Are conjoined twins real

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Yes. They used to be called Siamese twins but that was changed to conjoined twins for political correctness. They are twins that are born joined together by some part of their body due to the egg bot completely separating during pregnancy.

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Yes, conjoined twins are real. Conjoined twins are identical twins who are physically connected to each other at some point on their bodies. They occur in about 1 in every 200,000 live births.

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