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Identical Fla. twins born in 2 separate decades

Sat Jan 2, 2010 3:16 AM EST
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TAMPA — Identical twin boys in Florida will get to celebrate their birthdays individually after they were born in separate decades.

Margarita Velasco delivered the twins by cesarean section at Tampa General Hospital.

Marcello was delivered just before midnight. His twin, Stephano, was delivered just as the new year began.

Their father Juan says it'll be good for each boy to have his own birthday party.

The twins are in intensive care because they were born about 10 weeks early. Doctors say they'll get to go home in about eight weeks.

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Ben's Dad-730157

Actually, the babies would have been born in separate YEARS, not separate DECADES. The first decade of the 21st century goes from 2001 - 2010, not 2000 - 2009. The end of this year marks the end of the decade.

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Reply#1 - Sat Jan 2, 2010 11:08 AM EST
Huma17

Thank-you for bringing this up - I was going to post the same thing. People don't understand that there was no year '0'...the first year A.D. started with year '1'.

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#1.1 - Sat Jan 2, 2010 4:32 PM EST
Ben's Dad-730157

Hi Huma17,

I think it's just that people get excited when the meter turns over, and don't really stop to think about it.

    #1.2 - Sat Jan 2, 2010 8:02 PM EST
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