Dayton conjoined twins featured in

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A pair of Dayton area twins are featured in the newest Ripley's Believe It or Not book.

Beavercreek conjoined twins Ronnie and Donnie Galyon are featured on page 96 of the new book "Ripley's Believe It or Not! Unlock the Weird!" ($28.95, Ripley Publishing).

Part of the passage on the brothers reads:

In 2014, Ronnie and Donnie Galyon celebrated not only their 63rd birthday, but also their new achievement as the world's oldest conjoined twins--beating the previous record held by the twins Giacomo and Giovanni Battista Tocci from Italy. The twins are joined at the waist and face each other. With four arms, four legs, and separate hearts and stomachs, they share a lower digestive tract, a groin, genitalia, and rectum. The Galyon twins were born in Dayton, Ohio, in October 1951, and they've stayed as one ever since.

The Dayton Daily News and the former Journal Herald have written extensively about the twins over their lifetime.

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In 2010, the community rallied to build an addition to their home.

Donnie and Ronnie Galyon are nearing the record for longest living conjoined twins. The Galyons, born October 28, 1951 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Dayton, now live in Beavercreek with their brother, Jim Galyon and his wife Mary, who provide 24-7 care for them.  DREW SIMON / STAFF

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Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, world's oldest conjoined twins. Oct. 27, 1952 Journal Herald photo by Bob Doty.

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