Brothers who are the origins of the word “”””Siamese twins””””

Brothers Chang and Eng from Siam, Thailand in 1811.

He was noticed by a Scottish merchant and became a circus in England and America.

At this time, they were so famous that conjoined twins soon became a common noun for conjoined twins.

With the money they earned, they settled in North Carolina, USA, and ran a store and farm.

Each married an American woman and had 10 and 11 children.

All children are born normal

In 1874, Chang Yi died of pneumonia in his sleep at the age of 63.

When Eng woke up, he complained of extreme fear, so he called a doctor and attempted separation surgery.

Endo died within 3 hours.

Autopsies revealed that their livers were connected and that the remaining organs existed separately.

Their descendants still live in North Carolina.

This story was also made into a drama and musical.