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Rolling Stone guitarist Ron Wood welcomed kid no. 5 and 6 into the world when his wife, Sally, gave birth to twins Monday.
That's a pretty neat early birthday gift for a man who turns 69 later this week. Yes, 69.
But Wood isn't alone in the "no, that's not my grandchild, that's my child" club.
Other celebs who've had kids well into their 60s -- and beyond -- include Wood's old friend Rod Stewart, Paul McCartney, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and actor Robert De

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