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Word: twinned (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Rule of 87: One twin birth occurs to approximately 87 single births; one triplet to about 7,569 singles (87 squared); one quadruplet to about 658,503 singles (87 cubed); one quintuplet to about 57 million singles (87 to fourth power); one sextuplet to about five billion singles (87 to fifth power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Sextuplets, Quintuplets | 7/23/1934 | See Source »

Born. To Cinemactor Bing Crosby and Mrs. Dixie Lee Crosby; twin sons; in Hollywood. Another son, Gary Evan, is 13 months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jul. 23, 1934 | 7/23/1934 | See Source »

TIME erred. In certain breeds, notably Shropshire, the twinning rate is as high as 50%. Sometimes triplets occur; quadruplets very rarely. Western sheep, mostly a cross of Merino and native breeds, twin less frequently. Cows rarely have twins, but last week in Tullahoma, Tenn. a Jersey produced triplets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 2, 1934 | 7/2/1934 | See Source »

...reunion week, two victories over Yale will put Harvard into second place in the Eastern. Intercollegiate Baseball League. It's impossible for the Crimson to reach the top place now occupied by Columbia, because of the tie with Princeton, which can not be played off this year. The twin bill with the Elis will finish up the League season for all colleges...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STANDINGS IN BASEBALL LEAGUE AT PRESENT TIME | 6/20/1934 | See Source »

Meanwhile at Masham Falls. Que. one of Mrs. Dionne's cousins. Antoine Gauvreau. became the father of twin boys...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Latorras & Dionnes | 6/18/1934 | See Source »

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