Chang and Eng Bunker were known as the original Siamese twins. Born in 1811, Chang and Eng were raised in a small fishing village where they led somewhat normal early lives. So why werethey called Siamese twins? Most conjoined twins born in that era did not survive very long, so the fact that Chang and Eng survived long enough to travel around the world made them unique. They were born in the Kingdom of Siam, now Thailand, which is where the term "Siamese" comes from.Although they sharedbodies, like the famous conjoined twinsDaisy and Violet Hilton, the Bunker twins didn't let that hold them back from leading normal lives. They performed shows for years before settling down to try to live out theirdays as "southern gentlemen." Chang and Eng were talented andnatural showmen, but they were also dedicated fathers and husbands with their own personalities and interests.Their lives were filled with fascinating twists and turns, and their legacy lives on in museums, monuments, and the phrase theycoined, "Siamese twins."Photo: Wellcome Images/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 4.0
0:00 - Intro
0:00:08 - Their Descendants Still Throw Family Reunions
0:00:20 - Over A Hundred Years After Their Death, Their Fame Became Known In Thailand
0:00:30 - Their Death Cast Lives On At The Mutter Museum
0:00:39 - They Lived As One And Died The Same Way
0:00:52 - They Changed Their Tune About Separation
0:01:04 - One Took To The Bottle While The Other Did Not
0:01:12 - The Civil War Interrupted Their Peaceful Plantation Life
0:01:47 - They Had A Large And Unconventional Family
0:01:55 - They Married Two (Non-Conjoined) Sisters
0:02:03 - They Went From Being Leased To Owning Slaves
0:02:10 - Their Appearance Was Considered Somewhat Offensive And Dangerous
0:03:06 - A British Merchant Plucked Them From Relative Obscurity
0:03:47 - Their Connection Was A Small Piece Of Flesh




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