Modern Mysteries
Mystery of the ‘land of twins’
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T.K. RandallFebruary 26, 2009 ·
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The hunt goes on in a small town in Brazil to uncover the reason behind the unusual concentration of twins born in the area. At present there has been no explanation for why there are 38 pairs of twins out of 80 families living in an area of just over one square mile in size. Recently a controversial theory was suggested involving experiments conducted by nazi scientist Josef Mengele however this has never been proven.
High atop a hill behind his family’s home, Derli Grimm knelt and took a sip from a thin black tube leading from a natural spring. Like so many in this farming town, populated almost entirely by German-speaking immigrants, Mr. Grimm, 19, believes that something in the water — a mysterious mineral, perhaps — is responsible for the town’s unusual concentration of twins. “It can’t all be explained by genetics,” said Mr. Grimm, himself a twin."
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New York Times |
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