Chang and Eng Bunker were Siamese-American conjoined twin brothers whose fame propelled the namesake expression "Siamese twins" to become synonymous for conjoined twins in general. Widely exhibited as curiosities, they were "two of the nineteenth century's most studied human beings". Born with Chinese ancestry in today's Thailand, the brothers were brought to the United States in 1829. Physicians inspected them as they became known to American and European audiences in "freak shows". Newspapers and the public were sympathetic to them, but not immune to racial prejudice. Within three years they left the control of their managers, who they thought were cheating them, and toured on their own. In early exhibitions, they appeared exotic and displayed their athleticism; later on, in a more dignified parlor setting, they would hold conversations in English. After a decade of financial success, the twins quit touring in 1839 and settled near Mount Airy in rural North Carolina. Integrating i...

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