26Josef Fritzl
In 2008, a woman who had been missing for 24 years was discovered to be locked up against her will in her father's basement for all those years. In a prison interview, her father, Josef Fritzl, said: “Just look into the cellars of other people, you might find other families and other girls down there.”
27. In 2019, a 98-year-old mother named Ada Keating moved into the same nursing home as her 80-year-old son in Liverpool to take care of him as he was in need of additional care and support.
28. If a pregnant mother suffers organ damage during the pregnancy, the fetus can send stem cells to help repair the damage.
29. Robert Campbell was a World War 1 soldier who became a German prisoner of war in Russia. When he learned that his mother was dying, he wrote to the Kaiser, asking to be released. His request was granted, with the condition that he had to return. Campbell spent a week with his mother and then returned.
30. In Aztec mythology, giving birth was seen as a woman’s battle with the Gods to win her child's life. Mothers who succeeded were celebrated, while women who died in childbirth were thought to become vampiric monsters called Cihuateteo, which stole other women's children.
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31Deland McCullough
Deland McCullough, former NFL player, and RB coach for the Chiefs was given up for adoption at birth in 1973. When he found his birth mother in 2017, she told him the name of his father, who turned out to be his college coach and mentor throughout his adult life.
32. The 19th Amendment (Women's Suffrage) almost wasn't ratified until a Tennessee senator who was against it (Harry Burns) received a letter from his mother telling him to “be a good boy” and vote for ratification. He broke the deadlock the next day and the 19th Amendment was ratified.
33. Pete Best’s mother, Mona Best, was the reason why John Lennon wore his round 'granny' glasses and was also the source of George Harrison's fascination with India. She also gave the Beatles their first gigs in her basement nightclub called The Casbah Club, long before they went to Germany.
34. Soviet Union’s “Order of Maternal Glory” was a civilian award that was created to commemorate mothers who had 7 or more children. There were three classes of the order. (Third Class - 7 Children) | (Second Class - 8 Children) | (First Class - 9 Children).
35. Father’s Day was a Catholic celebration dating back to at least 1508 in Europe. Today, it is celebrated worldwide and falls on many different days, mostly in March or June. Regional traditions are attached to the celebration, like Germany, which celebrates men hiking with wagons of alcohol.
