Thursday, July 16, 2009

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Jeanne Calment. The oldest recorded person to ever live. 122 years 164 days old.
44,727 days.
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Outlived both her daughter and grandson.
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The last living person to meet Vincent van Gogh.
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Appeared in Vincent Van Gogh's film, Lust for Life.
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Lived on her own till the age of 110.
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At the age of 114, she appeared briefly in the 1990 film Vincent and Me, making her the oldest actress ever.
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At 85, she took up fencing. And at 100, she was still on a bicycle.
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She gave up smoking at the age of 117, only five years before her death.Though she relapsed for a year she finally gave up smoking at the age of 119 years.
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When asked on one occasion for her prescription for a long life, she mentioned garlic, vegetables, cigarettes, red wine, and avoiding brawls. On another occasion, she ascribed her longevity and relatively youthful appearance for her age to olive oil, which she said she poured on all her food and rubbed onto her skin, as well as a diet of port wine, and nearly 1 kilo of chocolate eaten every week.

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