Brother pays tribute after death of world’s longest-surviving conjoined twins
Twins Donnie and Ronnie Galyon died on July 4 aged 68.
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Twins Donnie and Ronnie Galyon died on July 4 aged 68.
Only one in every 2.5 million births produces conjoined twins.
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Maria Teresa Alvarez and Maria de Jesus Quiej-Alvarez were separated in 2002.