Monday, July 18, 2011

The Great Stork Derby

I came across this quote:
In 1926, a wealthy Toronto lawyer and practical joker by the name of Charles Vance Millar died. In his last will and testament Mr. Millar bequeathed the residue of his estate to the woman in Toronto who could produce the most children in the 10-year period following his death. The race became known as The Great Stork Derby and, in 1936, there were four winning mothers who each had produced nine children. They each received $125,000, which in 2011 dollars had the same buying power as $2,032,050.
 the other day in the Globe and Mail.

I had never heard of this before but it is true according to Snopes and Wikipedia.

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