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Seeing Double at this Nigerian Festival 

The global average birthrate for twins is around 12 per 1,000 births, but in Igbo-Ora, a community in Nigeria’s southwest, that rate is about four times higher. Proudly celebrating the unusual abundance, the self-proclaimed twin capital of the world has held its annual festival.

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