This is also the first season in which there are no non-elimination legs in the competition.Īmong the familiar faces in this season’s participants are Derek Xiao and Claire Rehfuss, who reality show fans may know from “Big Brother.” The pair met last year on the 23rd season of the CBS series and developed a relationship after their respective eliminations from the house. “The Amazing Race” Season 34 kicked off in Munich, Germany, marking the first time in the show’s history to start outside the United States. More from NextShark: Suspect who stabbed Afghan refugee in Vancouver’s Chinatown charged in 2nd attack on stranger Aastha Lal and Nina Duong, another Asian duo competing in the race, were the first to be eliminated out of the 12 teams. Standing outside the closed door, Anaïs’ heart was thumping. The pair did well in the first two episodes, managing to complete the first leg of the competition in fifth place and the second leg in seventh place. Anaïs and Sam found out they were long lost identical twins through YouTube Credit: Collects. Their participation in the globetrotting show provides a unique opportunity for them to make up for their years apart. The results helped scientists realise the significance of genetics in the make-up of a person - a more prominent role than they had ever initially considered.More from NextShark: Japan Airlines is Giving Away 50,000 FREE Round-Trip Tickets in 2020īoth grew up not knowing of each other’s existence but later discovered their sibling through DNA tests as adults. The identical twins even came up with the exact same thing when asked to draw a picture. Bouchard “flabbergasted”, as both scored remarkably the same in all three areas. Thomas Bouchard of University of Minnesota, the two Jims completed tests on personality, medical history and brain-waves. Their story became a source of fascination for scientists and the brothers took part in a various studies that examined ‘nature versus nurture’. Jim Springer said he had “always felt an emptiness,” until he reunited with his identical twin. When they finally met for the first time, it didn’t take long for them to realise the eerie similarities in their life stories. The pair lived their parallel lives without ever meeting until 1979, when Jim Lewis discovered the contact details of his identical twin and reached out. The pair on TV in 1979 (Image: HaveSomeFun3344 / YouTube) Jim Lewis was aware that he had a twin brother and that they had been separated at birth, however Jim Springer’s mother had told him his twin had passed away as a baby. ![]() Jim Lewis worked as a security guard and Jim Springer was a deputy sheriff. And while they didn't have the exact same job, they were still very similar. The two Jims were also chain smokers, suffered from migraines and owned Chevlorets. ![]() But even more astoundingly, their respective second wives also had the same name, Betty, with both men naming their sons James Allan. They shared the same interests in school - mathematics and woodwork - and both hated spelling.Įach brother also went on to marry a woman named Linda, only to divorce several years later. READ MORE: Plane crashes with Irish person onboard as distressing video shows last moments The twins grew up just 40 miles from each other in Ohio, and both Jims had a brother named Larry and a dog called Toy. Jim Lewis and Jim Springer, also known as 'the Jim twins', were born in the US in 1940 and given the same name by their respective adoptive parents - James, or Jim for short.īut the extraordinary similarities didn't end there, reports the Daily Record. A pair of identical twins, who were separated at birth and put up for adoption, reunited 39 years later - only to discover they had led incredibly similar lives.
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