Baby Girl Born With Two Faces

Brimstone

4-7-2008 3:09 AM

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Brimstone says:

It seems that many unusual birth defects are common in India and the result is that the child is worshipped.

Is it that most of these defects are only reported on because it is from India? Or is there some environmental reason