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David Moye

A Big Year For These Little People

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 12.14.2012 | Weird News
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When Guinness World Records editor Stuart Claxton is asked about world records, he is like a father who doesn't want to be seen as favoring one child ...

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30 Secrets To Long Life

The Huffington Post | Shelley Emling | Posted 12.13.2012 | Fifty
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Gwen Weiss-Numeroff's fear of illness and loss began when she was only 8, after the person closest to her in the world -- her big brother Steven -- di...

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115-year-old Iowa Woman Is Now World's Oldest Woman

AP | Posted 12.05.2012 | Weird News
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JOHNSTON, Iowa -- A 115-year-old woman in Iowa has become the world's oldest living person. Guinness World Records posted on its website Wednesday th...

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World's Oldest Person Dies At 116

AP | Posted 02.03.2013 | Weird News
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MONROE, Ga. -- The woman who was listed as the world's oldest person died Tuesday in a Georgia nursing home at age 116. Besse Cooper died peacefully ...

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World's Oldest Person Celebrates Her 116th Birthday

Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 08.28.2012 | Weird News
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At 116 years of age, Besse Cooper's life bridges the 19th century and the 21st century. So it's fitting that the woman recognized as the world's ol...

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Besse Cooper, World's Oldest Person, Turns 115

AP | Posted 10.26.2011 | Impact
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By Associated Press MONROE, Ga. — About 15 to 20 people celebrated the birthday of Besse Cooper, who is listed as the world's oldest person. C...

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Michael McLaughlin

Besse The Oldest Living Person.. Again

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McLaughlin | Posted 11.15.2011 | Weird News
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Everything old is new again and in this case that means Besse Cooper has been re-crowned the oldest living person after being briefly dethroned this y...

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World's Oldest Man Dies

AP | By MATT VOLZ | Posted 06.14.2011 | World
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GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- Walter Breuning's earliest memories stretched back 111 years, before home entertainment came with a twist of the radio dial. The...

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