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In Pictures: The Twins Festival In Nigeria

Nigeria's Igbo-Ora has been organising the Twins Festival for the past 12 years. The festival celebrates the twins born in the city. Nearly every family in the city has twins, according to AP, which adds that no scientific explanation yet exists which exactly explains such a high prevalence of twin births. The festival held earlier this month included more than 1,000 pairs of twins.

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Nigeria's Igbo-Ora has been organising the Twins Festival for the past 12 years. The festival celebrates the twins born in the city. Nearly every family in the city has twins, according to AP, which adds that no scientific explanation yet exists which exactly explains such a high prevalence of twin births. The festival held earlier this month included more than 1,000 pairs of twins.

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