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Meh. They're the same height and have the exact same nose, but the other eye-catching similarities (same hair color, same haircut, same beard/stache, same regal countenance) are superficial. If they had different haircuts, shaved faces, and were captured in a more candid scene, I'm not sure that we'd see much of a similarity.

Here's another image[0] of them in which they look less like twins (ignoring the over-the-top superficial similarities). [0]https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/106/590x/King-G...

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Yes, the eyes and the shape of the brow are totally different. It's interesting that the uniform of nobility, like that of a soldier or a fast-food worker, deemphasizes individuality.

But emphasizes rank which is logical. We are the same, but I am better.

It subordinates the person to the office.

That's what life was supposed to be until recently. You were your role, and in most cases you were born into it. The current middle class idea that you can assume different roles in different situations is the weird exception.

they could still be brothers. I know couples of brothers that look way more different than they did.

Seriously. I have one brother with olive skin, jet black hair and black eyes (like our mother) while I have extremely pale skin, very blond hair and light blue eyes (like our father). I don't think anyone would ever think we are related.

I know of two colors for olives, shiny black and bright green. I never quite understood which of those two colors are meant by "olive skin", but if I met anyone with skin of either color it would be a first for me. Maybe there's another color of olive that I'm unfamiliar with.

https://i.imgur.com/VZ6Slh6.jpg

Sorry for the total non-sequitur, that phrase has always just tickled my brain in a funny way and I would love to get to the bottom of that particular mystery.

I've thought the same, but reading your comment made me realize it's probably the wood.

https://imgur.com/gallery/TpA1e

Or the oil?

Olive oil is transparent with a slightly green tint right? That seems even weirder.

Why is that even weirder? The term generally indicates skin with a slight ~green cast.

> "It's interesting that the uniform of nobility, like that of a soldier or a fast-food worker, deemphasizes individuality."

In this photo they're both wearing German military uniforms. It was taken in Berlin in 1913.

> they look less like twins

I've met twins that looked less alike than those cousins do.

I don't think this image is helping your case.

Look like non twin brothers to me.

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