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Doppelgängers Don't Just Look Alike—They Also Share DNA. New research finds genetic and lifestyle similarities between unrelated pairs of “virtual twins” (www.smithsonianmag.com)
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[–] 81 points 4 months ago (17 children)

You're telling me people whose genetics make them look similar have similar genetics???

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  • [–] 36 points 4 months ago (8 children)

    Not proven until now.

    These “duh” comments are always here in these situations.

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  • [–] 22 points 4 months ago (7 children)

    We're just joking around here my friend :) of course it's important to confirm, still funny every time

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    I hope so, that’s good to hear. Some people seem so pissed off when making such comments about “useless” studies. 😔

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    People in text always sound more pissed off than they were. That mostly has to do with your expectations though ;)

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    You think this sounds angry???

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Big, if true

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Colossal, if legitimate

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

    Does that mean you could guess a person's personality from just their look?

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