Women & Two Sons

A woman had two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of the same year. But they were not twins. How could this be so?

Answer to the Puzzle

They were two of a set of triplets (or quadruplets, etc.). This puzzle stumps many people. They try outlandish solutions involving test-tube babies or surrogate mothers. Why does the brain search for complex solutions when there is a much simpler one available?

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