2. Did you know the woman with the most biological children is Valentina Vassilyeva, the first wife of Feodor Vassilyev, a Russian peasant. She gave birth to 69 children, a record recognized by Guinness World Records. These births occurred between 1725 and 1765. Her pregnancies included 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.
3. Did you know Sahara Desert was green during a period known as the African Humid Period, which lasted from roughly 11,000 to 5,000 years ago. During this time, increased rainfall transformed the desert into a savanna with grasslands, lakes, and rivers. This period was caused by changes in Earth's orbit, specifically its precession, which affected the intensity of the summer monsoon and the distribution of rainfall across North Africa.
4. Did you know Antarctica was green during the Eocene epoch (56 to 34 million years ago), and also during the Miocene epoch (23 to 5.3 million years ago), though the vegetation was different. During the Eocene, it was covered in forests, while during the Miocene, it was a cold tundra.
5. Did you know there are four US states that officially call themselves commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. However, there is no functional difference between these "commonwealths" and the other 46 states; it's simply a naming distinction. The term "commonwealth" was chosen by these states to reflect a historical emphasis on the common good and to distance themselves from their colonial past
6. Did you know that currently the recognized total of penguin species (by scientific organizations) stands at 18. (Debate has it at 22 and growing in some sources!)
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