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LIFE / NEWS Wed Jan 24, 2007 @ 4:34pm mrmdc

Telegraph -- The world's oldest person has died aged 115, just six weeks after inheriting the title... Read More

LIFE / NEWS Sat Jan 20, 2007 @ 12:13pm neoform

Reuters -- Julie Winnefred Bertrand, the world's oldest woman, died early on Thursday at the age of 115 in a Montreal nursing home, CanWest News Service reported... Read More

LIFE / NEWS Mon May 12, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

MSNBC -- A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats. Jenny's caretakers at the Dallas Zoo say she's having a few joint issues and her eyesig.. Read More

LIFE / NEWS Fri Aug 17, 2007 @ 2:57pm neoform

Yahoo News -- A 114-year-old Indiana woman who became the world's oldest person this week celebrated the distinction Thursday with a slice of her favorite cake. Edna Parker, who has outlived her husband, children and siblings, was confirmed as the world's oldest kno.. Read More

LIFE / OPINION Fri Jun 22, 2007 @ 12:48pm neoform

SF Gate -- Susan Jackson, San Francisco My middle brother. He was left to his own devices and read a great deal. My oldest brother has excelled in education, but the middle guy was a genius. However, I got all the looks. Jane Padol, San Francisco My younger.. Read More

LIFE / NEWS Mon Jan 29, 2007 @ 3:23pm mrmdc

Yahoo News -- Emma Faust Tillman, who was born to former slaves and lived to see 21 American presidencies, died at a nursing home just four days after becoming the world's oldest-known living person. She was 114... Read More