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EPISODE · Nov 19, 2025 · 7 MIN

The MOST Prolific Mother EVER! 69 kids!?! Valentina Vassilyeva

from History and Hearsay · host Christina

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 Vassilyeva1:33 - The Guinness Book of World Records 1:54 - Was this really possible?4:08 - How Long was she pregnant for? Multiples genetics5:42 - 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_VassilyevSupport the show

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