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Happy Birthday, beautiful angel! May God be with you and your people always.

James C

Many happy returns of the day Maria Lucimar Pereira. The longevity of the people living in Amazon rainforest can be attributed to their living in harmony with nature,disciplined food habits and peace of mind.

Here is the list of oldest living people:

Ten verified oldest people living
Main article: List of living supercentenarians
Rank Name Sex Birth date Age as of 6 September Country of residence
1 Besse Cooper
F 26 August 1896 115 years, 11 days United States
2 Chiyono Hasegawa
F 20 November 1896 114 years, 290 days Japan
3 Dina Manfredini F 4 April 1897 114 years, 155 days United States
4 Jiroemon Kimura
M 19 April 1897 114 years, 140 days Japan
5 Delma Kollar F 31 October 1897 113 years, 310 days United States
6 Toshi Horiya F 8 November 1897 113 years, 302 days Japan
7 Leila Denmark
F 1 February 1898 113 years, 217 days United States
8 Kame Nakamura F 8 March 1898 113 years, 182 days Japan
9 Marcelle Narbonne
F 25 March 1898 113 years, 165 days France
10 Marie-Therese Bardet F 2 June 1898 113 years, 96 days France
Source: Wikipedia

Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP),India
E-mail: anumakonda.jagadeesh@gmail.com

Dr.A.Jagadeesh

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