Two-Headed Tasmanians (Urban Myth) - Bicephaly, Dicephaly, Polycephaly

Two-headed Tasmanians:

• There is an urban legend that Tasmanians have 2 heads.
• This a long running joke.
• Being born with more than one head is known as polycephaly.
• Bicephaly or dicephaly refer specifically to having 2 heads.

Qn - How do you tell if someone is Tasmanian?

Ans - Look for a scar on the side of their neck.

Possible origins:

• During the war Tasmanian soldiers were reported to have asked for two pillows for their bunk.
• More likely though is simply that the 2 heads joke is a reference to Tasmanians being thought to be inbred ('bakers').

Image - Philip by Vanessa Pike-Russell (cc)

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2 Heads - Bicephaly - Dicephaly - Inbred - Inbreeding - Joke - Polycephaly - Tasmania - Tasmanian - Urban Myth