Twin siblings are common enough that most people know a pair or two, but why does twinning occur? Josh and Chuckers explain where twins (and babies) come from, discuss different types of twins and debunk some "twin myths" in this episode.
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This Stuff You Should Know episode dives deep into the fascinating world of twins, exploring everything from the biological differences between identical and fraternal twins to some truly bizarre twinning phenomena. Josh and Chuck break down the science behind how twins are made, discuss rare conditions like conjoined twins and "vanishing twin syndrome," and examine whether twins really share special telepathic connections or secret languages. They also share some wild stories about twins separated at birth who lived eerily similar lives, including the famous Jim twins who both married women named Linda, then Betty, and vacationed at the same Florida beach.
"Did you watch Alph? Yeah. I didn't watch Alph. I never got it. It was like a puppet. — They discussed the TV show ALF in connection to the writer featured in Permanent Midnight."
— Josh
Animal House
1978
1h 49m
★ 7.0
"Donald Sutherland's probably smoking a lot of something back in the day. Oh, yeah. At least he did an animal house. — Chuck referenced Donald Sutherland's role in Animal House when discussing his son Kiefer's multiple middle names."
— Chuck
Eight Is Enough
1977
★ 6.1
"Eight is enough. — Josh used the TV show title to make a joke about nature limiting the number of twins in pregnancy."
— Josh
Kindergarten Cop
1990
1h 51m
★ 6.1
"No, that's from Kindergarten Cop. Oh. It's not a Tuma. — Josh corrected Chuck's misattribution of an Arnold Schwarzenegger quote from Kindergarten Cop."
— Josh
Permanent Midnight
1998
1h 28m
★ 5.9
"Have you ever seen Permanent Midnight? Oh yeah. That's the guy who wrote the first season of Alph. — Josh referenced the movie about a TV writer who worked on ALF while struggling with drug addiction."
— Josh
The Shining
1980
2h 24m
★ 8.2
"It's like the twins in the shiny. — Chuck compared creepy synchronized twin behavior to the famous twins from The Shining."
— Chuck
"I thought you said Padma Lakshmi from Top Chef or whatever her last name is. — Chuck confused a name mentioned in the episode with Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi."
— Chuck
"That is not a Tuma. What's that? That's pretty good. From the movie Twins? — Chuck mistakenly attributed an Arnold Schwarzenegger quote to the movie Twins instead of Kindergarten Cop."
— Chuck
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