Eldorado Posted September 18, 2018 #1 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Cândido Godói is a village of 7,000 inhabitants in the south of Brazil that has a phenomenal number of twin births. The rate is ten times higher than the national average, and no one knows why. A team of geneticists have been working with the community for a number of years, sampling DNA and learning about families, in an effort to solve the mystery. BBC News went to meet some of the twins and hear more about the village's history. Video journalist: Gibby Zobel. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-latin-america-45521495/why-does-this-town-in-brazil-have-so-many-twins 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted September 18, 2018 #2 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Isn’t this town part of the “What Mengele did next” conspiracy theory? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted September 18, 2018 #3 Share Posted September 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Sir Wearer of Hats said: Isn’t this town part of the “What Mengele did next” conspiracy theory? yes, but it's been happening since 30s, before mengele https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/world/americas/25brazil.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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