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TIL the largest number of children born from one woman is 69. Mrs. Vassilyeva, a Russian peasant, gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets from 1725-1765. 67 of those children were said to have survived infancy.

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