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12,000-Year-Old Figurine Of Woman, Goose Offers Peek In Prehistoric Belief
A clay figurine about 12,000 years old that was unearthed at the site of a prehistoric village overlooking the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel depicts a woman and a goose in what may be one of the world's oldest renderings of a mythological scene.
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World's Oldest Woman's DNA Study Reveals Surprising Longevity Factors
Researchers in Spain studied her DNA and found that her genome was surprisingly young.
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US Woman, 88, Barred From Graduating 60 Years Ago, Finally Gets Her Degree
An 88-year-old woman has finally fulfilled her lifelong dream of being a college graduate. Joan Alexander was barred from doing so six decades ago because she was pregnant at that time.
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British Great-Grandma Now Holds Record Of Being Oldest At 115
A British woman, Ethel Caterham, became the world's oldest person aged 115 on Thursday after the death of a Brazilian nun who had held the record, according to research groups.
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108-Year-Old Japanese Woman Crowned World's Oldest Barber
A 108-year-old Japanese woman has been certified the world's oldest barber, Guinness World Records said -- and she has pledged to keep working until at least 110.
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Rose Girone, Oldest Known Holocaust Survivor, Dies At 113
Rose Girone, the woman believed to be the oldest known Holocaust survivor, has died, her family and a Jewish organization that secures compensation for Holocaust survivors said on Thursday.
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119-Year-Old Brazilian Woman Stakes Claim As World's Oldest Person
Two months away from what she says is her 120th birthday, Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, a great-grandmother from the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is rushing to be recognized as the world's oldest living person by the Guinness World Records.
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Japanese Woman, World's Oldest Person, Dies At 116
The world's oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died aged 116, the city where she lived, Ashiya, announced on Saturday.
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Man, 100, Marries 102-Year-Old Woman, Become World's Oldest Married Couple
Bernie Littman and Marjorie Fiterman set a Guinness World Record as the oldest newlyweds with a combined age of 202 years.
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What UK's 102-Year-Old Skydiver Said After Jumping From 7,000 Feet
A 102-year-old woman in Britain opted for a unique birthday celebration this year. On August 25, Manette Baillie, who was once married to a paratrooper and served in the Women's Royal Naval Service during World War II, skydived out of a plane.
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12,000-Year-Old Figurine Of Woman, Goose Offers Peek In Prehistoric Belief
A clay figurine about 12,000 years old that was unearthed at the site of a prehistoric village overlooking the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel depicts a woman and a goose in what may be one of the world's oldest renderings of a mythological scene.
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World's Oldest Woman's DNA Study Reveals Surprising Longevity Factors
Researchers in Spain studied her DNA and found that her genome was surprisingly young.
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US Woman, 88, Barred From Graduating 60 Years Ago, Finally Gets Her Degree
An 88-year-old woman has finally fulfilled her lifelong dream of being a college graduate. Joan Alexander was barred from doing so six decades ago because she was pregnant at that time.
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British Great-Grandma Now Holds Record Of Being Oldest At 115
A British woman, Ethel Caterham, became the world's oldest person aged 115 on Thursday after the death of a Brazilian nun who had held the record, according to research groups.
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108-Year-Old Japanese Woman Crowned World's Oldest Barber
A 108-year-old Japanese woman has been certified the world's oldest barber, Guinness World Records said -- and she has pledged to keep working until at least 110.
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Rose Girone, Oldest Known Holocaust Survivor, Dies At 113
Rose Girone, the woman believed to be the oldest known Holocaust survivor, has died, her family and a Jewish organization that secures compensation for Holocaust survivors said on Thursday.
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119-Year-Old Brazilian Woman Stakes Claim As World's Oldest Person
Two months away from what she says is her 120th birthday, Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, a great-grandmother from the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is rushing to be recognized as the world's oldest living person by the Guinness World Records.
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Japanese Woman, World's Oldest Person, Dies At 116
The world's oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died aged 116, the city where she lived, Ashiya, announced on Saturday.
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Man, 100, Marries 102-Year-Old Woman, Become World's Oldest Married Couple
Bernie Littman and Marjorie Fiterman set a Guinness World Record as the oldest newlyweds with a combined age of 202 years.
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What UK's 102-Year-Old Skydiver Said After Jumping From 7,000 Feet
A 102-year-old woman in Britain opted for a unique birthday celebration this year. On August 25, Manette Baillie, who was once married to a paratrooper and served in the Women's Royal Naval Service during World War II, skydived out of a plane.
