There is such a wonderful phrase: “All people want to go to heaven, but are afraid to die.” That's why they dream of living long. And on Earth there are many cases where people lived to a very old age. Their life and secrets of longevity have always aroused the interest of society. Who are these long-livers? And how many years did the oldest man in the world live?

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About the old centenarian?

The oldest man in the world. Confirmed and unconfirmed facts about centenarians

Nowadays no one takes anyone’s word for it, so all any established achievements are recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.

The first release of the Book took place on August 27, 1955, and since then the publication of a record in it has been officially registered.

But what then about the records that were set before the birth of the Book?

But no way. All that remains is to put the clause “according to eyewitnesses.”

So, “according to eyewitnesses,” the oldest person on Earth, Methuselah, lived 969 years.

• If you read the Bible, you will find a description that in those distant times people often lived to be 800 years old.
• Gradually, the threshold for longevity decreased, and today everyone who has crossed the 100-year mark is considered to be a centenarian.

By the way, there are not so few of them.

• Again, “according to eyewitnesses,” the oldest person in the world is Li Qingyun, who was born in China and lived 256 years.
• The same unconfirmed long-liver is the Azerbaijani shepherd Shirali Muslimov, who lived 168 years.
• Another unofficial centenarian is a resident of Georgia, Antisa Khvichava, who died at the age of 132.
• The oldest centenarian in Russia is considered to be Dagestani Magomed Labazanov, who died at the age of 123. They repeatedly wanted to register it in the Guinness Book of Records, but there was not enough time.
• Currently, the oldest resident of Russia, according to official data from the Russian Book of Records, is Tanzilya Bisembeeva, who still lives in Astrakhan region and reached 120 years of age. Her record is unofficial, as it has not yet been registered in the Guinness Book of Records.
• The leader among the world's documented centenarians is the Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who lived 122 years, 5 months and 14 days.
• The official oldest person in the world is Emma Morano, who celebrated her 117th birthday on November 29, 2016.

How old is the oldest person in the world? Brief information about Emma Morano

Emma Morano lives in the small town of Verbania, located on the shores of Lake Lago Maggiore near the border of Italy and Switzerland.

She is believed to be the only living person born in the 19th century. Thus, she is a resident of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Emma survived three kings, eleven Popes and two world wars.

The centenarian was born into a large family.

• She was the eldest of eight children - five sisters and three brothers. All my life I worked at a jute factory, then as a cook.
• She was forcibly married to an unloved neighbor after her fiancé went missing during the First World War. According to her, the marriage did not last long - only two years, but actually lasted 13 years. Emma finally divorced her husband after the death of her only child, who died at the age of six months. The marriage was not happy - her husband often beat her.

Emma named the diet she has been following for almost 100 years as the secret to her longevity. At the age of 20, a doctor diagnosed her with anemia and advised her to eat three soft-boiled eggs, some meat, as well as fruits and vegetables.

Now the centenarian eats two raw eggs, one soft-boiled egg, a little finely chopped raw meat and a couple of cookies.

I eat little because I have no teeth

, she jokes.

Morano never smoked and drank alcohol very rarely. Despite her advanced age and problems with hearing and vision, she is of sound mind and strong memory. And even receives guests from different cities and countries.

The Question of Duration human life has occupied the minds of scientists from all countries and peoples for many centuries.

What affects life expectancy?

Factors that undoubtedly influence a person’s life span are: place of residence (from climatic features territory up to cultural traditions of the peoples inhabiting it), attitude to health and nutrition, as well as genetic predisposition (if there were already long-livers in the family of this individual).

The oldest people on Earth who manage to live a long time certainly arouse interest from scientists. Many are convinced that the key to longevity should be sought in their lifestyle. The most comprehensive work in this direction was carried out by the team of searching for records from the well-known book of the same name. Finally, it was possible to establish the names and identities of long-lived heroes not only in the present, but also in the distant past.

The record was set

Over the entire existence of the Guinness Book of Records, hundreds of people have submitted applications to it who want to immortalize themselves or their loved ones and enter world history as "the oldest man on Earth." It's no secret that our average life expectancy is considered to be from 65 to 80 years. However, this does not prevent many people from overcoming this milestone and easily living two or even three lives of an average person. So who are they, people who have seen several eras?

As already mentioned, there are surprisingly quite a lot of them. However, among those living and those who have already died, only four are worth mentioning. The oldest people on Earth are Jeanne Louise Calment, Shigechio Izumi, Thomas Peter Thorvald Christian and Anna Eugenie Blanchard. They were the ones who managed to be included in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest people in our history.

Zhanna Kalman

He is considered the undisputed favorite in this race. Today she is the longest-lived living and deceased person and bears the title of “the oldest person on Earth”, posthumously.

It is not surprising that a woman occupies a leading position. Scientists have long established that representatives of the fair half of humanity, on average, manage to live 15-20 years longer than men.

Frenchwoman Jeanne Louise Calment was born almost a century and a half ago, back in 1875. She passed away at the age of 122, on August 4, 1997. Almost 45 thousand days of life is the longest period ever recorded. She managed to outlive her own children and even some grandchildren.

For my amazing life Zhanna Kelman managed to witness many historical events. She was 14 years old when the legendary architect Alexander Eiffel finished building his tower. At the same age, she met Vincent Van Gogh and, according to her, Jeanne did not like the great post-impressionist artist at all, as he was very gloomy and unkempt. Zhanna Kelman also attended the funeral of the poet Victor Hugo.

Contrary to popular belief that smoking is one of the most harmful habits affecting life expectancy, Zhanna, the oldest person on Earth, became addicted to cigarettes in at a young age. According to her relatives, she smoked at least twice a day for most of her life.

Until her 110th birthday, Zhanna Kelman lived independently, without requiring any help or support. She then moved into a nursing home, where she spent the rest of her life. Zhanna is known as the oldest person on Earth; her photo can be seen below. She managed to give many interviews and participate in the filming of several documentaries.

Second place

These two centenarians currently share second place in the Guinness Book of Records. Due to bureaucratic nuances and the lack of reliable information, it was not possible to establish who is older. Only one thing is clear - both Izumi and Christian are by far the oldest among men.

A native of Denmark, Thomas Peter, lived 115 years, and the Japanese Shigechio Izumi, according to some sources, 105, and some others - 120 years. Representatives of the Book of Records are inclined to the second option and conditionally give the silver medal for Izumi’s longevity, but this must be proven and certified this fact, unfortunately, it is not possible.

Shigechiyo Izumi

Shigechio Izumi is the oldest male person on earth in history. He was born in 1865 and died in 1986. Unfortunately, there are simply no documents that could confirm his date of birth, and this figure is known literally from the words of his relatives and Izumi himself. In addition to the record of longevity, he is also registered as a person who has worked for more than 98 years - the longest period of working life. This is much longer than the average life expectancy in some states. The name of a Japanese appears in one of the oldest censuses conducted in his home country in 1871. According to data family registration, Shigechio died at the age of 105, but the reliability of this information is highly questionable.

Thomas Peter Thorwald Christian

Thomas Peter Thorwald Christian was born in 1882 and died in 1998. The data on his life expectancy from birth to death is not questioned, and it is 115 and a half years. This is confirmed by the date of Peter’s baptism recorded in the church, and by population censuses conducted in Denmark.

The oldest person on Earth still living

Whether the agreed top three will remain with their records these days largely depends on one person. Frenchwoman Anne Eugenie Blanchard recently celebrated her 119th birthday. She is the oldest person on Earth. Among the representatives of the male half of the planet's population, Walter Breuning is still alive and the oldest US citizen. As for Anna Eugenie Blanchard, at present, she occupies the absolute leading position among those still alive and has already overtaken Torvald in age, currently catching up with Izumi.

The secrets of longevity have been of interest to people for a long time. This question periodically makes many people think about how to achieve ideal health, harmony with oneself and become a long-liver. Most often, when asking such questions, people return to the food system or spirituality, to traditions coming from antiquity or genetic history family. The average life expectancy in the CIS countries is 60–65 years, the life expectancy rate in the countries is slightly higher Western Europe. But there are people who have revealed their secrets to longevity. In history, centenarians are people who have reached their 90th birthday. Li Ching-Yun (or Li Jing-Yun) is rightfully considered the oldest man in the world among men.

Elder from China

The birth data of Li Ching-Yun states that he was born in 1677, although the old man himself says that he was born in 1736. In 1930, a professor at Chengdu University discovered Imperial Government Records from 1827, which mentioned his 150th anniversary from the authorities. The Chinese leadership did not ignore the centenarian further, congratulating him, but on his 200th birthday.

An old man was born in Sichuan province. When he was ten years old, Lee began collecting, processing and distributing herbs that were considered medicinal. Even then, he began to study and study everything that helps achieve long life and health. The old man’s diet was not varied: Lee ate herbal decoctions, wine and boiled rice. At the age of 71, Li moved to Cai City in 1749. After offering his work, he became a tactical adviser and teacher of art history.

In the obituaries of the New York Times for 1933, it was announced that a long-liver of world significance, Lee Ching-Yun, had died at the age of 256. By that time, the long-liver had become a widower no less than 23 times. His heirs numbered about 180 people. Did he live for 256 years or, as Lee himself claimed, for 197 years? How old the oldest person in the world was was not actually known exactly, but it is much longer than the longevity record of French native Jeanne Calment.

The oldest French woman

Jeanne Calment was born in Arles in 1875. The record holder grew up in a fairly wealthy family of a ship owner. When Zhanna turned 21, she married one of her distant relatives. She had a daughter, but, unfortunately, over time, Zhanna had to bury almost all of her relatives.

During her long life, she almost never refused to eat tasty food or good wine. She loved vegetables and garlic. The only thing the Frenchwoman tried to avoid was conflicts and quarrels. Kalman always boasted about her health, having a bad habit of smoking, and she smoked until she was 117 years old, remaining in excellent health. physical fitness. Having mastered fencing at the age of 85, and practicing cycling until the age of 100, she was active and vigorous until the age of 114. When she reached her 114th birthday, disaster struck - the active centenarian fell and broke her hip. This made her life much more difficult, but still did not prevent her from living to 122 years old. Zhanna Kalman August 4, 1997.

Another long-lived woman

Leading the list of the oldest women alive today, Misao Okawa sadly passed away in April 2015. And while the Guinness Book of Records has not recorded a new record holder among women, it is Misao who is in first place.

She was born in Osaka on March 5, 1898. She got married in 1919, during her marriage she had three children, from whom four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren were born. Misao never refused to eat delicious food, and she never suffered from any special health problems. She considered sleep to be her secret to health and longevity: a good, healthy 15 hours of sleep.

Modern centenarian

As for the long-livers who are still living today, they include a resident of Bolivia (the central part of South America) Flores Laura. Flores deservedly occupies this place of honor. Based on official document, Bolivian born July 16, 1890.

Flores achieved a long life with the help of nutrition: he spends a lot of time on the move and eats exclusively what he grows with his own hands - these are grains, potatoes and legumes. He eats only lamb as meat, and drinks water exclusively from high-mountain springs. Alcoholic drinks he never tried it and never used it. Perhaps this is why serious illnesses are unfamiliar to him. The 125-year-old man speaks only Spanish and still cannot read or write. Hearing often disappears, but his vision is still good. He has three children, from whom there are sixteen grandchildren and thirty-nine great-grandchildren. Laura still walks without a cane.

As history shows, every centenarian still has his own version of what leads a person to health and long life. Some people think it's a dream, some people say it's proper nutrition, and someone - about . Each of these assumptions has given humanity people whose long life went beyond any rule of existence.

A supercentenarian who lived in China lived for 256 years.

1) Facts from the life of Li Qingyong.

Date of birth varies based on different sources, but there is no strong deviation in the dates, literally several years. So in Russian sources the date of birth is listed in 1677 (Li himself claimed that he was born in 1736), in the city of Qijiangxiang, Sichuan province. But it becomes unclear where the date 1677 came from? According to Professor Wu Chung-chie of Chengdu University in 1930, he discovered Imperial records marked 1827, in which the government of the “Celestial Empire” congratulated Li Qingyong on his 150th birthday, from which it was concluded that he was born in 1677 year. Then in 1877 the Chinese government once again sent its solemn congratulations for Lee, but this time they congratulated him on his 200th anniversary. He lived in his home province for quite a long time, studying the secrets of martial arts and longevity. They also helped him medicinal herbs which he drank daily, unfortunately not a single recipe for his magical elixirs has survived to this day. In addition to martial arts, Li Qingyong was involved in gymnastics and breathing exercises. According to experts, it was breathing exercise that helped him survive to such an old age. Later, at the age of 71, he left for Kaixian Province to become a military adviser.

2) Myths about longevity.

One of Li’s students wrote in his diaries that at the age of one hundred and thirty, Li went to the famous long-lived hermit, who at that time had reached the venerable age of five hundred years (the figure, of course, raises great doubts, Chinese;)) who told him secrets of body and breathing gymnastics, nutrition diets medicinal decoctions from herbs. As is known, East Asian peoples ate more seafood and plant products, which did not allow the deposition of harmful animal fats, which had such a detrimental effect on the vascular and cardiac systems. Perhaps this is the secret of their longevity.

3) History of photography.

In 1927, Li Qingyong was summoned to the governor of Wanxian Province. Seeing such a cheerful and full of life old man, the governor was infinitely surprised. It was at that moment that the only photograph of the Chinese supercentenarian was taken. But as it became known later these were recent years life of Li Qingyong. Returning to his province after visiting the official, he died six years later.

4) Few records about life.

After Li Qingyong's death, the general was very interested in the life and longevity of the latter and ordered records to be made shedding light on the life and works of the centenarian. Materials were collected and conversations were held with relatives. Everyone said that he was always old and was even friends with some of the grandfathers. He took the secret of his longevity to the grave and it is unlikely that anyone will be able to find out the truth.

5) The secret of Li Qingyong's longevity.

According to his relatives, he always did exercises and breathing exercises, which apparently became the reason for such a long life, but the most important thing Li Qingyong taught his relatives was to remain calm, “you need to keep your heart calm and sleep like a last time“he said.

6) Well, a very long life.

Yes, indeed, the age of 256 years is the longest period of life on earth, the only thing that has not been documented by anyone.

The official record holder for longevity is Omar Abas, a resident of Malaysia, who died at the age of 144. And he lived 112 years less than Li Qingyun.

Having outlived 23 of his 24 wives, Lee saw the birth of not only his children, but also grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and God knows what next generation of descendants.

Unfortunately, due to lack of information in different countries Li Qingyong's official birth dates vary.

Long-lived- an ordinary representative of wildlife, characterized by a significant life expectancy compared to other representatives of its species.

Centenarians, a very definite concept, are not just older people. There are clear age limits, having stepped over which old man considered a long-liver.

True, in different countries these borders are defined differently. And yet the general world age for recognition as a centenarian is 90 years. In turn, in the USA this is 85 years, and in Russia a person who has reached the age of 90 is also considered to be a centenarian.

Research conducted by modern geneticists has revealed that on our planet, 5% of the population are carriers of a genetic combination that predicts them an extremely long life.

But, in order to become a long-liver, one healthy genome is not enough; our life expectancy is influenced by many factors, such as: lifestyle, diseases that have not yet been overcome, constant stress, environmental disasters and much more.

But as you can see, human life expectancy, despite all the costs of civilization, continues to grow. This is due to many discoveries in medicine and improved medical care. In this regard, the average life expectancy in the world since the time of homo sapiens, who lived on average 20 years, has increased to 70-75 years in our time.

Biblical centenarians.

If we turn to religious centenarians, the name of the biblical patriarch Methuselah, who allegedly lived 969 years, has become synonymous with centenarians. This is the most significant of those mentioned in different religions, myths and tales, the age of man, with the exception of the legendary Pan Ku, the supposed creator of the world, who, according to myths ancient China lived 18 thousand years, growing 3 m per day.

But Methuselah's age did not seem out of the ordinary among other biblical patriarchs. Just for seven years less veins his own grandfather, Jared.

Therefore, when talking about long-livers, in the 18th-19th centuries they used the term Aredian centuries, meaning the age of the patriarch Jared (Ared), who lived 962 years.

So, according to Old Testament, people before the Great Flood usually lived several hundred years: the first man on Earth Adam - 930 years, his son Seth - 912 years, his grandson Enos - 905 years, etc.

Subsequently, as the Bible says, due to increasing sinfulness, human life expectancy was reduced; and finally, according to Moses, it was established “in three terms and ten” (three times twenty and ten, i.e. seventy years).

True, some modern commentators on the Bible believe that the age of the Old Testament patriarchs could be measured according to the ancient Egyptian custom - at the rate of one month per year, or according to the custom of the ancient Jews - two months per year. Then there is nothing supernatural about the age of the biblical patriarchs.

Long-livers in the Guinness Book of Records.

To clarify the issue of maximum life expectancy,

The section dedicated to centenarians opens with a very pessimistic introduction, which states that not a single statistical question contains so many fabrications, rumors, and inaccuracies as the question of life expectancy.

Therefore, you can only focus on the life span of a particular person documented by the population census.

According to the Guinness Book of Records, the recorded limit for human life expectancy is 122 years.

This longevity record belongs to the French woman Jeanne-Louise Calment (02/21/1875 - 08/04/1997).

Bess Cooper

The oldest living woman is 115-year-old American Bess Cooper, and the oldest man is 114-year-old Japanese Jiroemon Kimura, born on April 19, 1897.

Jiroemon Kimura

Jiroemon Kimura was born on April 19, 1897 in western Japan. After 40 years of working at the local post office, Kimura retired and farmed until he was 90 years old. In the winter of 2013, he was hospitalized due to poor health and was discharged on April 7. The record holder is currently feeling well.

It is reported that to this day, Jiroemon Kimura exercises on an exercise bike every morning, does not complain of appetite, and devotes several hours a day to reading.

He was presented with a certificate from the Guinness Book of Records, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a video congratulation to the hero of the day.

In total, only 12 people born in the 19th century are still alive in the world. He - the only man among them.

Why such low rates, although the facts of much greater longevity are widely known? Yes, just for a record to be included in the Guinness Book of Records, it must be documented, with which, as mentioned above, problems arise.

With all due respect to the authority of the Guinness Book of Records, we can say that the data on longevity presented in this book are very incomplete. Thus, a reporter from the Cairo newspaper Al-Akhbar found a centenarian, who, according to him, is 195 years old. Ibrahim al-Karimi, who was allegedly born back in the eighteenth century, remembers the construction and opening of the Suez Canal.

The recent population census in Vietnam also brought a sensation.

A 142-year-old woman was discovered in Cun Khol County, Nget Tinh Province. Centenarian Ngan Thi Quang was born in 1847. She married three times and outlived three of her husbands.

A certain Jean Terel joined the French army in the 17th century and retired in the 19th century. It seems incredible: he served in the army for three centuries. So how long did he live?

Not as little, although not about three hundred, as it might seem. Jean Terel was born in Dijon in 1684, and joined the army at the age of sixteen, in 1699, at the end of the century. Participated in more than a hundred battles. In 1777, when he was 93 years old, King Louis XIV granted the old servant the rank of captain. In 1802 (Terel was already 118 years old), Napoleon found out about him. Contrary to the reluctance of the long-lived veteran, he gave him an honorable discharge, assigning an annual pension of 1,500 francs. Jean Terel died in 1807, at the one hundred and twenty-third year of his life.

In honor of long-liver Javier Pereira, who lived 169 years, a special postage stamp was issued in Colombia. This happened when Pereira turned 146 years old. On his birthday they came to congratulate him statesmen Columbia and asked the hero of the day for his consent to issue a commemorative stamp with his image. Pereira did not refuse the distinguished guests, but set one condition: at the bottom in the corner of the stamp it should be written: “I drink and smoke.”

A centenarian from Cuba celebrated her 127th birthday

Cuban resident Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez, born in 1885, celebrated her next birthday in good health. The record holder was born on a small farm in the province of Granma and lives there to this day.

How are things going with long-livers in Russia?

In the USSR, 152-year-old centenarian Mahmud Bagir oglu Eyvazov (1808-1960) lived the longest. A postage stamp was also issued in his honor.

In general, life expectancy in modern Russia low: if average in Europe is 79 years for a woman and 71 for a man, while in Russia, according to data for 2003, these figures are 72 and 59, respectively.

You don't often see long-livers in modern Russia. If our ancestors had known about this, their surprise would have known no bounds: in the past, longevity was a very common phenomenon.

Which countries are the leaders among centenarians?

The leader in the number of centenarians is the Country rising sun. According to 2009 data, the number of centenarians in the country increased by 4 thousand compared to 2008 and exceeded 40,000 people. Such data was published by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan.

Also, over the past thirty years, the number of Japanese over the age of 80 has doubled. The increase in life expectancy in Japan is largely due to a decrease in mortality from stroke and cancer. According to UN forecasts, by 2050 Japan will have almost a million inhabitants who have crossed the century mark.

If we don’t go far from Mother Russia, then let’s remember the youngest state that gained independence on the same day as South Ossetia- Abkhazia: here almost three percent of the population lived to reach the century mark.

Among the Abkhaz long-livers there were no gloomy and angry people; Abkhazians have a saying: “ Evil people They don’t live long.”

The United States, although a rather dynamic country, with at a high pace life and not the best ecology, they can also boast a large number centenarians.

According to 2000 data, about 80 thousand live here. "centenarians".

The USA's neighbor is Cuba for 11 million. has three thousand inhabitants over a hundred years of age.

There is also a significant percentage of centenarians in Taiwan: data from October last year indicates 1,223 residents over a hundred years of age.

The most famous centenarians:

According to unverifiable data, the oldest inhabitant of our planet was Chinese citizen Li Chung-yan (Qingyun), born in 1680 and died in 1933 at the age of 253 years;

According to his relatives, he always did exercises and breathing exercises, which apparently became the reason for such a long life, but the most important thing that Li Qingyong taught his relatives was to remain calm, “you need to keep your heart calm and sleep like the last time,” he said He.

lived 186 years long-lived Zoltan Petrasz in Hungary;

lived 185 years his compatriot Peter Zortai (1539 - 1724);

The founder of the abbey in Glasgow, Cantigern, known as St. Mungo, lived for 185 years and died on January 5, 600;

180 years old - the leader of the Mahammad Afzia tribe (Pakistan) lived; they claim that his father died at the age of more than 200 years;

Ossetian Tense Abzive also lived 180 years, and Arsigiri Khazitiev, a resident of the Grozny region, lived exactly the same amount of time;

Mr. Yorath, a subject of Her Majesty the Queen of England, was also 180 years old;

He lived for 177 years faithful wife Murphy Yorath;

170 years old - Albanian Khudiye, during this time his offspring reached two hundred people.

Japan sets a new record for the number of centenarians

Japan has set a new record for the number of centenarians who are over 100 years old. For last year there were 7 thousand more of them, and now there are about 32 thousand people. The government published these data today in connection with the upcoming national holiday on Monday - “Elderly Day”, ITAR-TASS reports.

Women account for about 86% of citizens born before 1908 - that is, 27,682 old women. For the 22nd year in a row, Japanese women remain first in the world in average duration life. Now it is 85.8 years. Japanese men are more than six years behind (79 years) and in this ranking are second on the planet after Icelanders (79.4).

However, Japan is proud that south island Lives in Kyushu in Miyazaki Prefecture oldest person planets - Tomoji Tanabe. He is now 112 years old. The secret of longevity, as Tanabe himself believes, is that he does not drink alcohol or tobacco at all, carefully keeps a diary and regularly reads newspapers.

Japan has recently been officially recognized as the fastest aging country. One in five Japanese people is now over 65 years old. According to forecasts, by mid-century their number will double, and the population will decrease by 30% - to 90 million.

Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, 122 years old

She was the oldest inhabitant of our planet - she lived 122 years and 164 days. Jeanne was born on February 21, 1875 and died on August 4, 1997, survived both World Wars, during her life humanity landed on the moon and the Internet was born.

No one has yet managed to break her longevity record, and she is considered the oldest inhabitant of the planet. At the age of 115, Jeanne-Louise underwent surgery on her hip, and quit smoking when she was 117 years old, at the same time she gave up her daily glass of good port. She spent the last 12 years of her life in a nursing home, but remained sane, impressing the staff with her logic. Zhanna always tried to look impeccable, dressed in a strict black trouser suit and a white blouse, her handkerchief was always perfumed.

A curious case is also known: a certain unlucky notary volunteered to pay 92-year-old Jeanne-Louise life annuity for the right to inherit her small apartment, after which she lived for another 30 years, the notary himself died at the age of 77.

The oldest person to date

It is worth noting that the woman, by the way, who never went to school, cannot explain the reasons for her longevity.

Everyone jumped with the instructor. They spent half the height in free flight, after which the parachutes opened and the grandfather and grandson successfully landed on the Salisbury plateau, in the south of England.

British couple Ian and Jen Smith have been regularly participating in swingers' parties for more than 30 years, since the 70s of the last century, having already attended more than three hundred events.

The “King and Queen of Swingers” family includes eight grandchildren, and despite this, Ian and Jen claim that they continue to participate in orgies to feel young and healthy

THE MOST DEDICATED MARRIED COUPLE IN THE WORLD!

The Guinness Book of Records includes a stunning married couple- Karam, he is 107 years old, and his beloved wife is Katari Chand, she is 100 years old.

The couple has been happily married for 87 years.
The family first lived in the city of Punjab, India,

and now they live in Bradford, England.
Katari and Karam already have eight children and twenty-eight grandchildren.

Over 87 years of married life, they managed to understand the secret of how to live happily ever after.
The couple says that caring for each other and laughter are the source of... happy marriage. Karam said so: “My trick is that I constantly make Katari laugh. I tell her jokes and she smiles in response. Being funny is my way of being romantic."

This man helped deliver more than 18,000 babies during his 63 years of practice, and now, at the age of 100, he is still listed as a doctor in a hospital in Georgia, USA.

Now Walter Watson already has the well-deserved nickname “Papa Doc”, and among his patients there are entire families - from grandmothers to grandchildren.

Oldest employee at McDonald's

Most old instructor in yoga

Rajo Devi Lohan is an Indian woman who gave birth to her first child in November 2008 at the age of 70.

According to her, Rajo has been waiting for this moment for 40 years, and now she will raise the child and breastfeed him until at least three years old.

Ronnie and Donnie are twins conjoined from the waist down, who doctors said would not live a week.

Despite these predictions, these courageous people are now 58 years old, and have now given several interviews to preserve the details of their difficult lives for posterity.

Indian farmer Nanu Ram Jogi is already the father of 12 sons and nine daughters, as well as the grandfather of 20 grandchildren.