World’s Longest-Surviving Conjoined Twin Brothers Die at the Age of 68

World’s Longest-Surviving Conjoined Twin Brothers Die at the Age of 68
Drew Simon/Dayton Daily News via AP
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The world’s longest-surviving conjoined twins died on July 4 at the age of 68.

Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, of Beavercreek, Ohio, were born joined at the abdomen on Oct. 28, 1951, to parents Eileen and Wesley Gaylon. The boys were healthy at birth weighing 11 pounds (4.9 kg) and 11.5 pounds (5.2 kg) respectively.

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