Valentina Vassilyeva was born in Russia in 1707 in the city of Shula, which is northeast of Moscow. She was a peasant and is said that between the years of 1725 and 1765 Valentina & her husband Feodor Vassilyeva had 69 children! There were 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets. That means she had 27 pregnancies and deliveries.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:13 - Valentina & Feodor Vassilyeva
1:33 - The Guinness Book of World Records
1:54 - Was this really possible?
4:08 - How Long was she pregnant for? Multiples genetics
5:42 - What Records do we have?
7:00 - History or HEARSAY?!?
SOURCES:
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/2023/07/01/64a02569ca4741a8518b459a.html
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20151020-did-one-woman-really-give-birth-to-69-children
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feodor_Vassilyev
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