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Tomiko Itooka died at a nursing home in Ashiya, western Japan (Ashiya City via AP, File)

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Japanese woman who was world’s oldest person dies aged 116
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died aged 116, officials said. Ms Itooka died on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan, according to staff.
French nun Lucile Randon, known as Sister Andre, who was believed to be the world’s oldest person has died a few weeks before her 119th birthday, a spokesman for her nursing home said (Daniel Cole/AP)

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World’s oldest known person dies at 118
This image made from video, provided by KCCI 8 News in Des Moines, Iowa, shows Bessie Laurena Hendricks, center, celebrating her 115th birthday in November 2022. Hendricks, an Iowa woman who was believed to be the oldest living person in the U.S., died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at the age of 115. (KCCI 8 News via AP)

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Iowa woman believed to be oldest in US dies aged 115
Japan Oldest Person

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Oldest person – who enjoyed ‘Othello, chocolate and fizzy drinks’ – dies at 119
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111-year-old Australian man recommends eating chicken brains
Budget boost from cradle to grave; Youngest and oldest to benefit

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Budget boost from cradle to grave; Youngest and oldest to benefit
These two Australians are claiming to own the world's oldest burger
These two Australians are claiming to own the world's oldest burger

The two guys say they bought the McDonald's burger back in 1995 - making it 20 years old.

Mon, 23 Feb, 2015

At 25 years old Phoebe really is the cat’s whiskers
At 25 years old Phoebe really is the cat’s whiskers

Nine lives is a good innings in anyone’s language. But this furry feline is set to break a world record after pussy-footing her way to within a whisker of the quarter of a century mark.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2014

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