Some moms from that list include (quoted directly from said article):
2. FELIPA GRIJALBAThis wax figure represents the oldest mother to give birth to a baby. Felipa was reportedly 101 years old when she gave birth to her son. She passed away at 120 years of age.
7. ELLEN FORDEllen Ford lost her ten-year-old girl, Florence Irene Ford, to yellow fever in 1871. No matter how much time passes, we can’t stop thinking of this heartbreaking mother-daughter story. After she lost her baby girl, a distraught Ellen had steps built down to the head of the casket and a glass window installed so that she could comfort her child during the thunderstorms that had always terrified her. On many nights, Ellen could be found sitting underground with her daughter. She would read or sing to her.
The oldest mom to conceive naturally — IE, without any fertility treatment? That would be Dawn Brooke of the UK. In 1997, she was 59 years old when her son was delivered by C-section. As you might imagine, the pregnancy was unplanned and came as a shock to both Brooke and her husband.
You’ll want to sit down for this one. The greatest officially recorded number of kids ever born to a single mother? Sorry, Mrs. Duggar. Back in the 1700s, the wife of Feodor Vassilyev of Shuya, Russia gave birth to 69 children. That total includes 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets. We can’t even imagine what dinnertime was like.
That’s so funny! Yesterday my family and I visited the Ripley’s museum in Williamsburg, VA and they have a bust of him on display. (I know, I know, they probably have busts of him in Ripley’s museums all over the world, I just thought it was funny enough to mention.)
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
Did Mr. Ripley even visit Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, NZ?
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
In honor of Mother’s Day today, here’s an article from Ripley’s Believe It Or Not from 2015 highlighting “9 Amazing Moms…”
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/amazing-moms-2015/
Some moms from that list include (quoted directly from said article):
2. FELIPA GRIJALBAThis wax figure represents the oldest mother to give birth to a baby. Felipa was reportedly 101 years old when she gave birth to her son. She passed away at 120 years of age.
7. ELLEN FORDEllen Ford lost her ten-year-old girl, Florence Irene Ford, to yellow fever in 1871. No matter how much time passes, we can’t stop thinking of this heartbreaking mother-daughter story. After she lost her baby girl, a distraught Ellen had steps built down to the head of the casket and a glass window installed so that she could comfort her child during the thunderstorms that had always terrified her. On many nights, Ellen could be found sitting underground with her daughter. She would read or sing to her.
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
For more Mother’s Day inspired stories, here’s an article about motherhood making it into the Guinness Book of World Records:
https://thestir.cafemom.com/being_a_mom/180589/moms_guinness_book_world_records
Some excerpts (quoted directly from the article):
The oldest mom to conceive naturally — IE, without any fertility treatment? That would be Dawn Brooke of the UK. In 1997, she was 59 years old when her son was delivered by C-section. As you might imagine, the pregnancy was unplanned and came as a shock to both Brooke and her husband.
You’ll want to sit down for this one. The greatest officially recorded number of kids ever born to a single mother? Sorry, Mrs. Duggar. Back in the 1700s, the wife of Feodor Vassilyev of Shuya, Russia gave birth to 69 children. That total includes 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets. We can’t even imagine what dinnertime was like.
Nathan Daniels Premium Member almost 5 years ago
The detailed portrait bit is impressive, but EVERYTHING drawn via Etch-A-Sketch is done with a single unbroken line.
jasonsnakelover almost 5 years ago
Womas Thedder
A village that you’d have to work on spelling and saying
Take care and may God bless.
therese_callahan2002 almost 5 years ago
A book I read many years ago called that village the one with the longest name.
therese_callahan2002 almost 5 years ago
Should I nickname that guy Cyrano, Pinocchio, or both?
bluegirl285 almost 5 years ago
That’s so funny! Yesterday my family and I visited the Ripley’s museum in Williamsburg, VA and they have a bust of him on display. (I know, I know, they probably have busts of him in Ripley’s museums all over the world, I just thought it was funny enough to mention.)
scpandich almost 5 years ago
And the name of that village is pronounced “Bob.”
joefearsnothing almost 5 years ago
I see several unbroken lines! ;o]
Huckleberry Hiroshima almost 5 years ago
I once successfully created a nice circle on an etch-a-sketch. I was only 6. Okay 16. All right 26. Okay just yesterday. But still.
jvn almost 5 years ago
I thought the drawing of Thomas Wedders was a caricature of Ringo when at first glance…
ex window inspector almost 5 years ago
the way some people waste their time…
Stephen Gilberg almost 5 years ago
I eventually memorized the Welsh town’s spelling. I still have trouble pronouncing it.
jless almost 5 years ago
Big nose means a big package, Believe It or Not.
craigwestlake almost 5 years ago
Can you just imagine how many lies Mr Wedders had to have told…
The Pro from Dover almost 5 years ago
Don’t bump George’s elbow
news almost 5 years ago
Do you know what they say about men with big noses?
-=sticfigure=- about 2 years ago
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch