Gaia, or Mother Earth

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Gaia, or Mother Earth, was the first goddess in Greek mythology. She created herself out of primordial chaos. She also created Earth and the universe. Fact source...

American family

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Modern moms in the U.S. have an average of 2 kids. In the 1950s, they had an average of 3.5 kids. In the 1700s, they had 7–10 kids. Fact source...

85.4 million mothers

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There are an estimated 85.4 million mothers in the United States. Fact source...

Busiest phone days of the year

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There are about 122.5 million phone calls on Mother’s Day, making it one of the busiest phone days of the year. Fact source...

History

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There are several instances throughout history where children turned on their mothers. For example, Cleopatra III of Egypt was assassinated by order of her son Ptolemy X. Nero is said to have his mother murdered as well. Fact source...

The word for “mom”

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The word for “mom” is “mama” in Mandarin Chinese, “mamma” in Iceland, “em” in Hebrew, and “me” in Vietnamese. Because one of the first utterances babies make is a “ma” sound, most languages around the world have that sound as the basis for their word for “mother.”...