"Jim Springer
and Jim Lewis were born in Ohio in the USA. They were identical twins but they
were orphans and they were brought up by different families in different cities
in Ohio. (If they hadn't been separated, they wouldn't have had the same first
name!). They were each told that their twin brother had died at birth and they
did not meet until they were 39 years old. This was an opportunity for
scientists to discover if twins really do share more than just their
appearance. The result was amazing and their story appeared in magazines and
newspapers all over the world.
At
39, the twins were the same height and the same weight. Both were divorced;
both had had wives named Linda; both had named their first son James Allan.
Each brother had a dog, and they had given the dogs the same name. The brothers
had the same hobbies and each year they went to the same resort in Florida (a
long way from Ohio) for their holidays. In fact, if they had chosen the same
hotel, they would have found each other years earlier! The two brothers had
both trained to be policemen and each was a part-time deputy sheriff in his
town.
Perhaps
the least surprising thing is that they looked identical. It is a good thing
that they were policemen and not criminals because if they had been criminals,
they would have had the perfect alibi for any crime!"
Excerpt from Go for English 3e
Cripwell, Kenneth. Go for English 3e. EDICEF. 1993
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