10 Baffling Facts that Sound Untrue
Aug 8, 2026
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1. In the 18th century, a woman named Valentina Vassilyeva reportedly gave birth to a total of 69 children.
In the 18th century, a woman in Russia reportedly gave birth to 69 children, including 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets.
Her 27 pregnancies resulted in 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feodor_Vassilyev
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/valentina-vassilyeva-children/
2. An 18-inch pizza has more pizza than two, 12-inch pizzas.
This might seem counterintuitive, but it's simple math. The area of an 18-inch-diameter pizza is 254 square inches, but for two 12-inch pizzas, it's only 226 square inches.
https://mashable.com/article/twitter-pizza-debate-18-12-inch/
3. The longest recorded time between the birth of twins of the same set is 87 days.
This Guinness World Record in this category belongs to Maria Jones-Elliot. She went into premature labor six months into her pregnancy and gave birth to her first twin, Amy.
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