There are fewer than 100 identical quadruplets in the world.
A 26-year-old Indian woman has given birth to rare identical quadruplets and the girls are healthy after their first six weeks of life, an Indian news agency reported Friday.Shruthi Vivekanandan, a software programmer from the southern city of Madras, delivered Aditi, Aakriti, Akshathi and Aapthi on April 25, Press Trust of India said.
I dare you to say their names -- fast -- three times! Just imagine the parents trying to call out to one of them ..
The babies were born 10 weeks early and weighed between 1.8 pounds and 2.2 pounds, said Dr. Meena Thiagarajan at Apollo Hospital, where the girls were born.
Despite their premature birth, the babies are healthy and swiftly gaining weight, doctors said.
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"I dare you to say their names -- fast -- three times! Just imagine the parents trying to call out to one of them"
Pfft! If there's actually a problem, they'll use nicknames, but those leading vowels are not a problem. Kids adapt too... I have an uncle from India, and his kids (and nephews/nieces) had to get past a "banana problem" as they grew up and learned to write their (or uncle's) surname.
But you know, it's not that big a deal. Heck, my mom still has one of those decorate-your-own plates, wherein I misspelled my own middle name at age 6 or so.
"There are fewer than 100 identical quadruplets in the world. "
Unless you're an armadillo, of course. Then you're automatically an identical quad.
I know a few of the surnames of the world's identical quadruplets. Here they are.
Khamsa
Breedlove
Karma
Morlok
and many others. These 3 are the only 3 i remember