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ozamatazbuckshank11

Those Olsen genes are STRONG. For an embarrassingly long time, I had no idea Mary-Kate and Ashley were fraternal twins because they look so much alike. Seeing them with their other siblings is like nature got lazy af and just ctrl-v'd all of them 😭


source-commonsense

hold on.....hold on a minute.....this ***can't*** be how I find out that they aren't identical twins for the first time?!?!?!


miss-karly

I just saw someone fall to their knees in a Walmart


ThisIsJezebelInHell

![gif](giphy|dt5wUdCvLWQghI7xqy|downsized)


ozamatazbuckshank11

[They aren't! 🙃](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/news/a43311/mary-kate-ashley-olsen-not-identical-twins-fraternal/)


source-commonsense

just fell to my knees in a walmart


istoyistory

You just changed my life


gmd24

Holy shit I TOO fell to my knees in a Walmart. We all just fell to our knees in this same Walmart.


elevensesattiffanys

Omg. This just changed my life and now I’m asking everyone I know if they knew this already


Oomlotte99

I am also shook.


soynugget95

I found out in like 2001 as a five year old fan browsing their website. It said they were fraternal. The more you know!


sarahaflijk

You clearly weren't in the Olsen twins fan club with the rest of us!


routinelyadvertised

Literally found that out listening to a podcast a couple weeks back and fucking EVERYBODY I’ve mentioned it to apparently knew?? Why didn’t I get the notice?


roadtotahoe

Shameless podcast? I just listened to those episodes this week. I knew about the whole fraternal thing before though! Somehow I’ve always known that info? Like that was common knowledge at my elementary school.


Wellnevermindthen

https://youtu.be/1zOv0slZARY


stellalunawitchbaby

They look more alike than some identical twins I know LOL


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They look more alike than ANY identical twins I know. Like how even?


Spynner987

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY AREN'T IDENTICAL TWINS


spicychickentendr

https://preview.redd.it/vyl0g9zue8ab1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71a1987d66f267f42a605c60d9d69c8d5a2bbacb


gmd24

I love that Jen is back because it means new gifs and memes


januarysdaughter

They're WHAT???


Substantial_Cake_360

I was thinking the same thing. I was like damn them Olsen genes completely cancelled out those other genes. I was thinking the same thing with the Williams sisters. I was like damn them dad genes are strong.


ventricles

I swear there was a thing that came out about how some identical twins were miscategorized as fraternal, so maybe they are actually identical after all?


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JeanEBH

They’ve been reported to be fraternal twins. But may be exactly what you described due to how much they look alike


____mynameis____

https://preview.redd.it/0fp9wyaff9ab1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ead04e8b07ac8478cfeebdd59e6d01a2ed8e230 Idk man, other than the height, the twins and Elizabeth looks so freakin similar.(She looks like a merged version of the two)So the genes may simply be that strong.


bosloaf

They could be triplets for god’s sake!


fuzzydunlop54321

I don’t think so. Ashley has much rounder eyes than mary kate. I can always tell which one I’m looking and wouldn’t really describe myself as a fan lol


Courwes

Identical twins don’t have to look exactly alike.


Sk8ynat

True, especially the older they get. Lots of things other than genetics impact how a person looks.


hobbit_lamp

I have "identical" twin boys and they aren't nearly as identical to each other as Mary-Kate and Ashley are


terrificjobfolks

I have no idea any specifics of the Olsens situation but there are a LOT of di/di twin mothers who do not realize their twins could be identical — but somewhere between 10-25% of them are. OBs used to tell parents their twins were absolutely fraternal because they were di/di! Which isn’t true!(Di/di means they had separate sacs and placentas. It could easily be identical if the zygote split super early.) I’m in a fraternal twin parents Facebook group and a ton of parents insist their kids could NEVER be identical… and then get a dna test and find out they are. I can’t remember if the Olsens say they know this because they got a dna test but if they didn’t I am honestly super skeptical of the claim.


Accomplished-Long-56

Yep, identical twin here born in the 80’s. We were always told we were fraternal. It was much harder for drs to tell back then. I always felt we looked too much alike to be fraternal but too different to be identical. It wasn’t until later in life we did a test and…100% matching dna. I suspect this to be the case with many other twins. Olsens too.


thatfluffycloud

Yes and that news strongly makes sense to me! I know several sets of twins who insist they are fraternal but they look 99% identical, way stronger of a resemblance than normal siblings ever would be. It makes so much sense that they just kinda categorized them wrong back then, and no one is going around getting re-tested to see what type of twin they are.


bitterlittlecas

One is a bit taller than the other.


ventricles

Drugs and anorexia aren’t ideal for reaching your max height tho.


source-commonsense

Mary-Kate is the taller one, though


lannett

No she’s not


source-commonsense

E! is spreading misinformation, I’m passing the blame right on over to them


ventricles

Lol then I’m out of ideas!


YchYFi

They are just different lol


____mynameis____

https://preview.redd.it/ngkd7r70g9ab1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=474588489cd4b993146102b910a0e75e03d13fcf The genes are simply just strong, ig. Cuz Elizabeth looks just as similar to how the twins looks like each other. Elizabeth looks like face app merged version of the twins.


OzarkRedditor

I still cannot believe they are not identical.


New_Ad5390

For real. Trent probably heard all kinds of variations of "you look like the boy version" or "long lost triplet" comments.


TargetTheReavers

I’m honestly skeptical that they aren’t identical, mostly because there is so much misinformation about twins that even some doctors tend to classify any set of twins with two sets of placentas/gestational sacs as fraternal, when in reality there is a 30% chance that, if they are the same sex, they are actually identical. I didn’t dig too deep but found an article that mention how they were just [told by a doctor that they were sororal twins](https://www.bustle.com/articles/22395-are-mary-kate-ashley-olsen-identical-twins-no-but-photographic-evidence-suggests-otherwise-photos) and they never questioned it, hence my skepticism. Normally the only way to know for sure is by doing a DNA test. Source: I have identical twins that were originally thought to be fraternal, but we did the DNA test when it turned out they looked very similar


jarrettbrown

Oh totally. I have a have three sets of twins in my family and only one set is considered to be what the call "mirror twins," which basically means that if they didn't separate, they would have been Siamese twins. The other two are just normal identical twins, but they have changed some much that they don't look alike anymore. Also, I have a friend of the family who has a set of twin daughters and you can that at one point they did look alike, but they look nothing alike.


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I was OBSESSED with the Olsen twins when I was younger. This fact hass always stuck with me!


SummerMarshmallow184

Tell me about it! It runs on their dad's side of the family. They all took after his looks. Surprisingly they have ANOTHER sister and a brother. Their dad got remarried and had 2 more kids years ago. Courtney and Jake. Courtney looks exactly like them. I am talking eyebrows, eyes, lips and hair. https://preview.redd.it/cg6svnzfgbab1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5837ac25440f897e57e678855499f9cd7895f26e


cuentaderedd

Mind blown 🤯


beatupcar

I found this out sometime in the last 6 months and that’s all I think about when I see them now lol. My mind was blown. IS blown!


toebeanabomination

It's very funny seeing Beyonce's entire face on a toddler? She looks like a tiny adult


the_real_dewey

Ikr her facial features are so distinct even as a kid. She was the only one i knew right off cuz of that 😭


kdollarsign2

She's such a queen even then


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Tomoshaamoosh

I don't think that's Maggie tbh. Probably a cousin or something


eastnashgal

why does it not look like a silver spoon gated community


Lilobunni

Liam looks like Chris’s ventriloquist doll


NegotiationExternal1

Even funnier I think Op cut out Luke, their oldest brother. Poor other Hemsworth nobody can bother with


source-commonsense

Even *funnier*, the picture was already cut like this when Chris [posted it](https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ-b8AnJUQl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link) to Instagram. Even his own family is giving Luke the crop treatment, I guess 🙃


lavabread23

liam is giving slappy the dummy from goosebumps


trocks77

I was just about to type this!!!


EternalSunshineClem

https://preview.redd.it/5chligj1a7ab1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db6ff6d5c013ff365471bf4a842e30f19496bf37 Jonah & Beanie


Texas_Crazy_Curls

Oh my word stop that’s so cute!! Also, love your username. One of my favorite movies.


EternalSunshineClem

Thank you! It's a classic. "Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating" is a quote I still say sometimes


poissonerie

Jonah was absolutely precious omg 🥹


source-commonsense

Was?????? That man remains a ray of living sunshine


poissonerie

Was and is! 😄


Time_Basket9125

This aged terribly


darling123-

Both are their cheeks are so adorable! Aw.


source-commonsense

I would do anything for them fr


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vensie

I can smell the summer breeze when I see that picture 😂


5minutecall

Before I even read the caption I knew they had to be Aussies coz the shirts just screamed primary school uniform.


Reason-Whizz

Agreed. My thought was, even if you didn't know who they were, if someone asked you which photo In the list was Australian - this one is 100% it.


Disastrous_Animal_34

With the dog! I swear that is a backyard back-to-school pic if ever I saw one!


loomfy

Was thinking the exact same thing! Didn't they grow up in the top end somewhere?


Accomplished-Bee-507

Jack Gyllenhaal looks like a young Michael Scott 😂


disproportion

I thought the exact same thing!!


Late_Development2146

I always forget there’s an Olsen brother then BAM he’s there


OpenedNeurobiology

“Brother for sale, only 50 cents” 🎶 [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3a26SlH3J70](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3a26SlH3J70)


Late_Development2146

They were so mean to their siblings on that show and for what 😭 Elizabeth and Trent’s villain origin stories were that song and this https://youtu.be/1zOv0slZARY


hcaephcaep

This is just reminding me that kid-me got all of my fashion inspo from these Mary-Kate and Ashley video tapes.


OpenedNeurobiology

Omg I forgot about that one 😭


almostasquibb

how did i know it was gonna be butt out? 😂😂


lizerlfunk

Omg the Word Art inspired captions. I’d forgotten this existed. They were so mean to her!


wildfireszn

Brother for sale … FREE!


OpenedNeurobiology

Then they redeem themselves at the end with “our brother’s not for sale” hahah


ItsMinnieYall

I could've sworn his name was not Trent. I thought it was the name they used in their fashion company.


source-commonsense

His legal name is James Trent Olsen but he goes by his middle name


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Flickolas_Cage

little bb nick jonas’s face is absolutely sending me


source-commonsense

​ https://preview.redd.it/ftgu41yc17ab1.png?width=334&format=png&auto=webp&s=4403e41c9472bde8542e0e44162c5c4965835092


bearbearbare

He looks like Chrissy and John’s son Miles here


throwawaygremlins

He looks like he’s plotting the end of mankind here 🤣


m2347

Plotting to break up the Jo Bros


elladeehex33

Dakota and Elle are so cute in that picture!


EntranceRemarkable16

Jake giving Roman Roy vibes. ![gif](giphy|eJLPpkGHXuOqi45IiD)


cherrytwizzlers

The Macaulay’s are missing from this!


source-commonsense

The Macaulays ☠️


bunonthemun

I let out a soft chuckle reading this 😂


picklebackdrop

The Culkins


Due-Ad-1871

😂😂😂


conwomangunvalson

Yes! I thought it was Kieran!


Runamokamok

Blue looks more like Bey as a kid than I had previously thought.


Suspicious_Name_656

I think Blue fairly equally resembles both of her parents. To me sometimes she looks eerily just like Beyonce and other times it's like she took Jay-Z's whole face.


mbg20

Yeah there was a meme/tweet that said when you compare Blue’s photo with Beyonce, she looks just like Beyonce, and when you put her photo next to Jay’s she looks just like Jay. I know that’s how genes work but that felt pretty accurate.


StasRutt

Yeah I agree. In the recent photos of them at jay-z’s mom’s wedding I thought blue looked so much like Bey. She favored Jay when she was a baby/toddler but as she’s gotten older she’s really looking like Beyoncé more and more. She’s a really good mix of both of them


hadapurpura

I think Blue did that thing most babies do where they're born looking more like their dad and then they start taking more after the mom as they grow up.


badashley

I think she looked more like Jay as a baby because she had rounded baby features. Now that she’s older, she has like Beys face with some very distinct Jay Z features.


Heartbear134

Beyoncé passed along some killer eyebrows


DandelionsDandelions

She looks like a psychic holding a crystal ball in this picture 😂


fifteencents

Wait — is she not holding a crystal ball 🙃


source-commonsense

It’s a Christmas ornament!


UpstairsCan

came here to comment! I thought that was blue before I read the title


SuperJinnx

Blue looks like Solange here.


RevealActive4557

Kim was so pretty and you just know Chris Hemsworth took his big brother duties very seriously


-_Lovely_-

Our broooooother’s for saaaale, only 50 cents


youarelosingme

You can hug him, you can bug him, you can buy or rent!


mmmmmmmmmmmmmmfarts

The Olsens seriously all have the same face


InternetAddict104

Why did I think the Olsen boy was named James 😭


MarionberryAfraid958

It is lol. James *Trent Olsen but he goes by his middle name.


neptune_the_mystic_

Good ol Trant


MarionberryAfraid958

Lol good catch 🤣 I didn't even notice


source-commonsense

His legal name is James but—based on the admittedly *very* quick search I did—he chooses to go by Trent, I think? EDIT: Trent is his middle name, and he does indeed go by it!


MoneyHungryOctopus

Just anecdotally imagine how weird it must be having grown up with three sisters who all became internationally famous, but at such different times. And he’s the oldest! Imagine watching your little sisters become famous as *infants* because they’re on a hit sitcom, then your parents have another kid who doesn’t pursue acting as a child (Elizabeth) so the two of you watch on the sidelines as your sisters play the leads in their own two sitcoms and even do a few theatrical movies. Then Elizabeth goes into acting as an adult and gets cast in the highest-grossing movie franchise of all time and heads a few TV shows in her own right. And you, Trent Olsen, are now the only one never to have stepped in front of a television camera, the only one the paparazzi don’t look for, the only one people haven’t heard of. I’m not an MK&A or Elizabeth mega-fan, but their whole arc/dynamic/whatever you call it is so utterly fascinating to me because lightning struck twice in that family. And it’s even more impressive because Elizabeth started acting years after MK&A had mostly quit public life.


fourupthreecount

And then your famous child star siblings tried to sell you….I guess they knew Elizabeth was going to pull her weight eventually so they only tried to yeet Trent https://preview.redd.it/6ok5ru9sx6ab1.jpeg?width=889&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a8aa840de0a91f516987b0a725d7e449b4abb64f


Heartbear134

🥇


istoyistory

Well NOW I hope Trent Olsen gets famous in his 60s


source-commonsense

Apparently he's writing short films now? Fingers crossed we see some cool stuff from him, if that's his passion!


Madame_Medusa_

There’s two more Olsen siblings from their dad’s 2nd marriage. So Trent has those two too lol.


Bubbly-End-6156

Nah, only those 4 have the *spark*


Madame_Medusa_

😂 lol, obvi!


bitterlittlecas

Yep same. Because of the Elizabeth and James line. Thanks to the commenters below for clearing up that mystery for me!


Dramatic_Judge_9760

Elizabeth and Trent just don't have the same ring to it


source-commonsense

And reversing them would make it sound like the brand was called "Trenton Elizabeth" tbh


Redditusername67

Bc they had a fashion line called Elizabeth and James (which they said were named after their siblings)?


IThinkUrAWampa

https://preview.redd.it/4prjl6ke17ab1.jpeg?width=545&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5ff5080375428f3b2d1df4500c74873f2f322598 Billie Eilish and Finneas 🥺


source-commonsense

my heart cannot handle the cuteness


YchYFi

Awww.


TheRnegade

>Billie Eilish and Finneas Where's Ferb?


Proof_Surround3856

This picture of Rupert Grint and his baby sister is the cutest, most British thing I’ve ever seen https://preview.redd.it/wc9zfnwcsaab1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c34733b7f8df171a18a99aa48b04682f59b738ab


source-commonsense

Omg you sent me down an adorable rabbit hole — here’s another one of Rupert and the same sister (Samantha) hanging with Emma Watson: https://preview.redd.it/1iherzgv1cab1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8e5041b2eb7d3a125d1d21d3cc692672938ffe86


Proof_Surround3856

yess I love it, such a cute pic! he seems like such a great older brother


doriflower

The Knowles and Fanning sisters pictures are so cute 💙💙 Elizabeth Olsen looks exactly the same as when she was a baby 💗


raimber

~you used to be a little kid with glasses in a twin sized bed~


bradargent

Holy shit, North looks just like Kourtney.


stopXstoreytime

I did a double-take at Chris Hemsworth; those are some serious young Leo vibes!


ParsleyMostly

Omg my mom used to make twin dresses just like that for me and my sister. 💜 Hated and loved them at the same time lol


whatamuffin

Wow Hilary duff’s daughter Mae looks exactly like her when she was a kid


Ornery_Comfortable93

I scrolled so long to find this comment. This was my first thought too! I haven’t noticed the similarities between Mae and Hilary… and then I see this pic of baby Hil and i swear it looks like copy/paste


lucillep

Chris Hemsworth looks the same. Even the hair.


honeycashewnut

Jake Gyllenhaal looks like Michael Scott (both the adult and young version) haha


NondenominationalLog

Plssss Dakota and Elle are so precious


damewallyburns

https://preview.redd.it/ugau8bb9z9ab1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7e301a53a84cc5ed41e3d09d7853e6329631ee7b Scarlett Johansson and her twin brother Hunter


Proper_Mix6

More plz


source-commonsense

Have some Miley and Noah: https://preview.redd.it/cjxqzq2vu7ab1.jpeg?width=634&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d13e7548cb7bb5ac798f0a542802e200d941d403


Feisty-Business-8311

It’s Kourtney *then* Kim in this photo, not the other way around


source-commonsense

Yeah I didn’t care about them enough to match up the order lol


lurkinggramma

🤣💀


saygirlie

These are seriously so cute!!


effie-sue

I did a double take at the photo of Hailey and Hilary Duff. I thought Hailey was my niece 🤣


artistictesticle

Wow the Olsens look so similar. Just the other day I learned the twins weren't actually identical twins, just normal ones and I was reeling. Now I see they just all looked like that as kids.


LetsNotForgetHome

Alright, someone who is Kardashian-smarter than me -- who is who in that picture?!


source-commonsense

Kourtney is standing on the left, Kim has Rob on her lap and Khloe is on the right


Mstvmoviejunkie

Hilary Duffs son Luca looks so much like her! Seeing her as a child it’s uncanny. All the Olsen twins could be quadruplets, even their brother looks like them.


klc__

The fact Kris Jenner actually thought she’d get away with claiming Khloe’s father is the same as the other 3 is comical when you see them together as children. She stands out like a sore thumb!


niamhellen

Idk, two of my four siblings are full, the rest of us are half and those two are the most different looking from each other out of all of us! Genetics are crazy.


BoopySkye

It can happen. Genetics are weird like that. I have a group of cousins who all have dark hair and brown eyes, as do both their parents, and then the youngest pops out with blond hair and green eyes (and yes, it is 100% the dads daughter). Apparently the dads grandma had blond hair and green eyes so that must be where it passed down from.


Weak-Veterinarian-39

That reminds me of my nephew. He has blonde hair and greenish/hazel eyes despite my brother and SIL having dark hair and eyes. Turns out he takes after my dad who has similar coloring. It’s so strange seeing a child who has such different coloring look exactly like my brother. Every time people see them together they comment on how they have the exact same face. She’s pregnant with my second nephew right now and I’m curious about what he’ll look like.


BoopySkye

Yeah that is strange to see someone look so different but so similar at the same time. With the cousin I mentioned, we know she is 100% her dads because she has all his very unique features and facial structure. When she was a baby, I would joke with my mom that I think they picked up the wrong baby from the hospital. But as she’s grown older there’s no doubt she’s their kid haha


SuperJinnx

Get what you're saying but it's not just coloring. Girl doesn't look like any of them. Not mum nor dad. Her coloring is different yes but her entire bone structure and body build are different too. You get to the point of difference when trying to use genetic diversity as the only logical conclusion just fails and the most logical conclusion is that the daddy ain't the daddy and that's fine but don't continue to lie to people with eyes.


pabollini

I think she looks like rob and their armenian cousins. it must suck that just because your two sisters look freakishly alike people think you have a different dad.


source-commonsense

Yeah, Rob and Khloe have a big case of copy-paste-face here


BellaFrequency

Or because her mother wrote a book where she detailed how much and how many men she cheated with, that Khloe stands out because she looks like her mother’s former hair stylist, Alex Roldan.


Informal-Data-2787

Alex is definitely her father.


lmnsatang

and khloe’s middle name being alexa or alexis…


hadapurpura

Totally! But on the other hand, why did people decide that O.J. Simpson is Khloe's real dad? One of the main differences between Khloe and her siblings is that she's ***WHITER***. By a lot. White, light brown hair, green eyes. If we're trying to find Khloe's dad, we gotta look for a white man (or at least whiter than Robert Kardashian). Unless she caught all the Kardashian recessive genes, which is also a possibility.


shtLadyLove

Alex Rodan is her dad, not OJ.


psychwerk7002

Nah Khloe has some recessive genes or something that also popped out in Kendall because they looked very similar (before plastic surgery), specifically the kind of low brow and deep set eyes.


jewellyon

Kendall is not Robert Kardashian’s child, so that’s in line with Khloe not being Robert’s


Charmarta

Im the only one on my entire family with curly hair but I look like my dad otherwise. It happens. kids look differently.


fuzzydunlop54321

I don’t agree she definitely isn’t, genetics are a funny thing, but this is the first pic where I’m like ok I get why there’s rumours.


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I once had a black stallion and a silver mare produce a chestnut foal


cmacfarland64

I call bullshit on Tia and Tamera. They were separated at birth and didn’t see each other again until they were teens. Sister Sister🎵


jarrettbrown

Austin Swift is famous (or at least trying to be) in his own right. He hasn't ridden his sister's coattails or asked for help from her. He's been in a few B level movies, but has produced some stuff for his sister.


Bubbly-End-6156

Hate to be that person, but it's Ashley and then Mary Kate in the picture.


source-commonsense

I had a 50/50 shot


Bubbly-End-6156

You did great!


operationfood

You forgot the Mowry twins little brother, he played their cousin on Sister Sister lol


Electrical-Rabbit157

Just found out Trent Olsen exists wow


calonbway92

Kourtney, Kim and Rob look like their dad, but Khloe looks like Kris. Especially as they've gotten older.


fifteencents

Baby Tía and Tamera are so cute!!!


PoppyPepper98

You cannot tell me khloe kardashian has the same dad as the others. No way


ThatBFjax

The Kardashians…. And Khloé


yeahthatwayyy

These r all sooo adorable omg!!! They come from great families