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‘Why did they do me like that?’: Woman sees her birth certificate after 15 years and find an insane typo

Most of us only look at our birth certificate when we’re applying for a passport or proving we actually exist to a government agency. But one Australian woman recently decided to take a trip down memory lane. Only, she found out that according to official state records, she was born a literal giant.

TikTok creator Ruby (@motionthiccness) shared a video that has quickly become a classic for anyone who appreciates the sheer incompetence of administrative errors. Ruby had not glanced at the document for 15 years. But when she finally did, she realized the hospital staff had recorded her birth weight as something statistically impossible. It was a gigantic error, if you may.

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