Sunday, December 14, 2008
Four-leaf clovers are created by the same mutation that causes conjoined twins.
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- History of conjoined twins
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2 Comments
WHAT?!? That makes no sense at all! Conjoined twins are caused when a zygote (a fertilized egg) incompletely splits. It's got nothing at all to do with genetics!
Furthermore, it's not even universally accepted that four-leaf clovers are the result of a mutation. There could be environmental causes, or a combination of both.
It's one thing to make up some bullshit "fact" about Galileo drinking blood or a praying mantis being able to stand on one leg, but you're talking about things you don't even remotely understand. Lame, Factropolis. Lame, lame, lame.
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Four-Leaf Conjoined Twin, at March 03, 2008 11:17 PM
i think thats an awesome fact
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Anonymous, at December 15, 2008 2:49 PM
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