Bard at Large
Welcome to the wild side, you over-50s
06 July 2025 - 00:00
When humans are born, they are a bundle of tissue ranging in weight from as much as half a loaf of bread to about half a sack of potatoes. No, I’m not being my usual hyperbolic self. I believe the smallest recorded baby born who ever survived was a Singaporean infant named Kwek Yu Xuan, at an incredible 212g. And I do believe the largest baby ever was a child called Babe, at an impressive 10kg. Of course, Babe was born in the land of the brave, in Ohio to be exact. ..
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