Here's What The First-Ever Surviving Septuplets Look Like Today

New Challenges

There were challenges in the septuplet group as a result of premature births. Two of the children, Alexis and Nathan, were born with cerebral palsy and need walkers to get around. According to Nathan though, it’s a minor challenge. “I taught myself how to walk because I really wanted to learn,” he said, “It’s just been getting better and better.”

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The More You Know

  • The stars and flashes of light you see when you rub your eyes are called "phosphenes."
  • Parts of the Great Wall of China were made with sticky rice.
  • In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
  • Bill Gates plans to donate 95% of his $81.1 billion dollar wealth to charity. That's about $77 billion dollars!
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