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Title: Oldest person alive
Post by: reyfer on July 03, 2007, 03:37:17 AM

A Japanese woman who is 114 years old has been recognized by the Guinness book of records as the oldest person in the world. (http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070703p2a00m0na002000c.html)

Title: Re: Oldest person alive
Post by: tivx on July 03, 2007, 03:44:31 AM

wow 114? i always thought people have lived past that.

hmmmm seeing how she's japanese i bet she's itty bitty  :lol:

Title: Re: Oldest person alive
Post by: reyfer on July 03, 2007, 04:05:19 AM

Quote from: tivx on July 03, 2007, 03:44:31 AM

wow 114? i always thought people have lived past that.

hmmmm seeing how she's japanese i bet she's itty bitty  :lol:

Yes, people have lived past that, that is why it says "Oldest Person ALIVE". If I'm not mistaken, the previous holder of this record was 119 years old. And it says in the article

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became the world's oldest person after an American woman died in late January.