BBC: There's an 83-year-old man in Gaza who has had 10 wives, 30 children & 435 grandchildren! His youngest child is 2!

The above posting was a text message from my phone.  The 150 character limit sort of hampered the detail I could put in.  On top of that, he's actually 82, and I missed a wife.  The article I tracked down says he had 11 wives, but only 4 currently.  I'm a little distressed by the description of "some 11 wives" and "some 30 children."  To me the word "some" would suggest the number isn't necessarily accurate ... like, "I ate some dozen or so pieces of candy."  Mind you, I added "or so" but that's how I'm reading the description.  Unreal.

BBC News - 'Legendary' Gaza man and his ever-growing family

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