An 18th-century Russian woman holds the world record for having birthed the most children: 69, which she had over the course of 27 pregnancies that included sixteen pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets.
But she's outdone by the male record-holder for most kids, a Moroccan emperor who, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, sired "at least 342 daughters and 525 sons, and by 1721, he was reputed to have 700 male descendants."
But she's outdone by the male record-holder for most kids, a Moroccan emperor who, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, sired "at least 342 daughters and 525 sons, and by 1721, he was reputed to have 700 male descendants."
It's good to be the king.
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It's good to be the king.
But she's outdone by the male record-holder for most kids, a Moroccan emperor who, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, sired "at least 342 daughters and 525 sons, and by 1721, he was reputed to have 700 male descendants."
Sometimes there is such a thing as too much of a good thing.
Director of Sales
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...a Moroccan emperor who, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, sired "at least 342 daughters and 525 sons, and by 1721, he was reputed to have 700 male descendants."
*Pshaw*... That's nuthin'! My boy Gengis is thought to have as many as 16 million living descendants.
Source, further examined in the third story in this RadioLab episode.
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Chief Technical Officer
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...a Moroccan emperor who, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, sired "at least 342 daughters and 525 sons, and by 1721, he was reputed to have 700 male descendants."
*Pshaw*... That's nuthin'! My boy Gengis is thought to have as many as 16 million living descendants.
Source, further examined in the third story in this RadioLab episode.
Khaaaaaaaaaaaan!
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Director of Sales
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Khaaaaaaaaaaaan!...a Moroccan emperor who, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, sired "at least 342 daughters and 525 sons, and by 1721, he was reputed to have 700 male descendants."
*Pshaw*... That's nuthin'! My boy Gengis is thought to have as many as 16 million living descendants.
Source, further examined in the third story in this RadioLab episode.
Linkified. Annoyingly.
...27 pregnancies...
O_o Wow. Let's see Octomom try that one.
...27 pregnancies...O_o Wow. Let's see Octomom try that one.
I wonder if she was a prostitute?