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• Chang and Eng were conjoined twins born in Siam (now called Thailand) in 1811. They were joined at the chest by a strip of skin and cartilage that measured about 5 inches long by 3 inches tall and 2 inches deep. Both Chang and Eng had otherwise normal bodies, but that strip kept them in a perpetual embrace for their entire lives. Early in their lives, they faced each other as if hugging, but as they grew, the bridge became • In 1843 Chang and Eng married fraternal twin sisters more elastic, allowing each of them to face forward. in a double wedding. Their firstborn children were born just six days apart, and they went on to father 21 • Their father died in an epidemic, and their mother children. They began touring again to earn money to kept them busy running a business raising and sellraise their families, and were even employed by P.T. ing ducks. But all that changed when they were spotBarnum for a while. The end of the Civil War brought ted by a Scottish boat captain, who paid their mother them financial troubles, not only because their for$500 for the privilege of bringing the boys to the U.S. tune was largely tied up in now-worthless Confederin 1829. They were just 17 years old and spoke no ate currency, but also because their slaves were set English when they were put on display for the first free. So they took to the road once again. time, touring the U.S., England and Europe. They astonished audiences with their physical feats of athleti- • Chang was a heavy drinker whereas Eng was not. In cism. 1870, Change suffered a stroke which left him par-

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• Ralph and Sandra Fisher of LaGrange, Texas, run a business that revolves around tame animals, ranging from armadillos and buzzards to longhorn cattle, burros, ponies, and more. The animals appear at parties and barbeques, fundraising events, county fairs, parades, movies, and ads. But the star of their show was a Brahman bull named Chance. • Ralph purchased Chance at a livestock auction in 1984 when the bull was 7 years old. He was impressed because the bull was tame and affectionate. Chance soon became the star attraction of their show. He was so easy-going that he allowed even the smallest children to clamber atop his back for photos. Chance put in appearances at weddings, birthday parties, and corporate events. He was so trustworthy that he even appeared on TV talk shows including “Late Night with David Letterman.” He was photographed with innumerable celebrities, appeared in a Super Bowl half-time show, and even starred in a movie with Vince Vaughn. • When not on the road, Chance hung out in the Fisher’s front yard, looking for any opportunity to get a little affection. “He was like a big dog,” said Sandra of the oversize bull. Chance raised a lot of money for the Fishers, and they claimed he was “the most photographed bull in the world.” • In 1998, Ralph took Chance to the veterinary school at Texas A & M to have a mole removed. The school had been experimenting with cloning animals. Realizing that Chance was reaching the end of his lifespan, Ralph pestered the vets to try cloning the big friendly bull. They agreed. Many cloning experiments had been done by drawing DNA from young healthy animals, but they wanted to see if there were limits on cloning old animals. Chance was 19 years old, quite old for a bull.

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