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I’ve always had a Thing for crazy twins, so the recent deaths of Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff<\/strong> turned out to be a goldmine (for me if not for them.) The twin brothers, who are famous pop culture figures in France, died withing 6 days of each other after falling ill with Covid in December.<\/p>\n

They refused Covid vaccinations but denied being afraid of them, much like they denied having plastic surgery, even though they turned their faces into giant surreal puppet masks. What kills me is that they were originally good looking men who must have lost their minds together in a classic case of folie \u00e0 deux<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The twins became famous in the late 70s as the presenters of the hit science show “Temps X”(described as a cross between Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Mr. Wizard.) They appeared in wacky silver space suits but this was child’s play, in terms of the antics to come.<\/p>\n

Over the years, they received dubious doctoral degrees and published academic papers that explained the state of the universe just before the Big Bang. When their work was derided as gibberish, they sued several scientists and magazines for libel.<\/p>\n

You will have to google them to get the full story, but if you don’t love them you have a heart of stone. I wish I could know everything<\/a> about them. One of them had several children, so we’ll see how that works out.<\/p>\n

The Bogdanoff Twins reminded me of my favorite twins of all time, Frida and Greta Chaplin<\/strong>. I used to be obsessed with them and I may just be ready to revisit that obsession.<\/p>\n

Frida and Greta<\/a> became famous in the 80s, when they went on trial for stalking a truck driver. They walked and spoke in unison, dressed alike, and most poignantly, says a neighbor, “They even hoovered together.”<\/p>\n