5. EVEN THEY DON'T KNOW WHO'S WHO
Here's something that most people don't even consider. We all know that people have a really hard time identifying twins, and figuring out which one is which. But what about the twins themselves? Could it be that even they don't know who is who? This might sound ridiculous, until you consider the facts. Identical twins can only be distinguished by their birthmarks or scars. So what happens when there are no characteristic markings? In that case, even the parents get mixed up. Which means that one twin might have been named "Dave" for example, and somewhere along the line he got mixed up with "Tom." That means that some twins out there might actually be their brother...
One twin on Reddit admits that might actually be a possibility, saying, "When I looked through photo albums with my parents of us when we were younger, they had no idea who was who and neither did I. So I guarantee my parents mixed us up many times when we were babies, so yes, I could be my brother."
4. THEY USE THE SAME TONGUE
Something that's pretty well-known when it comes to twins is their intense, almost eerie connection to one another. Twins seem to have an almost telepathic link with one another, and their emotional bond is almost always strong. We've all heard the urban legends about one Twin "feeling" the other twin's passing, and so on. But is there any actual truth to this? According to one set of twins, they've actually invented their own language that only they can understand. That's right. They have their own tongue that no one else understands:
"We have our own language! It's like pig Latin in the sense that it's modified English that no one can understand especially when we talk really fast. We use it a lot and it's pretty useful. I think we just heard about it in 5th grade and adopted it and have used it ever since. We've never heard of anyone else using it, though...."
3. HER BOYFRIEND WANTS THEM BOTH
It's pretty much every guy's fantasy to date two identical twins at the same time. Why have one when you can have two, right? But as it turns out, dating a twin isn't always as easy and as awesome as it might seem – particularly if you're the twin. Even though they might be twins, most are not willing to share men, even if they do share clothes and other things. That means that it can get pretty awkward when one girl's boyfriend "accidentally" makes a move on the wrong twin. But was it accidental? You be judge:
"One time though we were at a park and my ex-boyfriend tried to pull my identical twin towards him and said 'come here and warm me up' but he claims it was an 'accident.'" Sounds fishy to us.
2. HOW TO WIN BETS USING YOUR TWIN
Being a twin actually comes with all kinds of advantages most of us would never consider. The more crafty and shrewd twins have figured out how to use this to their advantage. Some have even figured out how to gamble and win money with their unique situation. Think about it. How amazing would it be if you could be in more than one place at once? What if you could convince people that you were much faster than you were, using your twin? That's exactly what this guy did:
"My twin brother and I went to different colleges and didn't generally reveal to the friends we made that we each had a twin. One day a group of people approached me in the street, calling me by my brother's name and asking me if I would like to join them in the pub. I knew that my twin brother was already at the pub so I said I'd bet them free drinks if I beat them to the pub in a foot-race, even if I gave them a head start. They agreed and ran off at top speed while I stood there casually checking my watch and buffing my fingernails on my lapel, only for them to arrive exhausted, and find 'me' standing at the bar, drink already in hand."
1. ONE TWIN BROKE UP WITH THE OTHER TWIN'S BOYFRIEND
One thing's for sure – twins usually look out for each other. The strong emotional bond between the two is something that ties both twins together, and most twins would do anything to help the other. That connection is often tested by all kinds of different incidents, but time and time again twins have shown that they can work extremely well as a team. One girl admitted that she actually helped her twin sister break up with her boyfriend by pretending to be her:
"My sister and I switched places about 8 months ago in order to save her from a terrible boyfriend. My sister is too sweet to hurt a fly, but she really needed to dump this guy. So we switched places, I met up with the jerk at the bar and told him very honestly that him and I (my sister) couldn't be together due to his abusive nature."