a lawyer's final prank got billed to four women.
The Wacky Story Behind the Great Stork Derby
Toronto lawyer Charles Vance Millar died in 1926 leaving a will that promised the bulk of his estate to whichever local mother bore the most children over the following decade. The contest, nicknamed the Great Stork Derby, ran through the Great Depression as the prize grew with investments, and two mothers were disqualified along the way. It ended in a four-way tie, with each winner taking roughly $125,000 and a lingering debate about whether the whole thing should have been legal.
Source: The Wacky Story Behind the Great Stork Derby — Neatorama
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Oct 7, 2026.
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