Guinness World Records has recognized a 114-year-old Japanese woman, Misao Ookawa, as the worlds oldest. Ookawa, who turns 115 next week (becoming age-mate to 115-year old Jireomon Kimura, the world's oldest man), was born the same year that radium was discovered. [Reuters]

  • http://twitter.com/Wings1295 Caffeinated Joe

    So we are only a couple of years away from the last person born in the 19th century dying. Weird!

    • Antinous / Moderator

      Next year, the film version of Gone With The Wind will be closer in time to the Civil War than to the present.

  • http://www.footballandmusic.co.uk Webbie

    Don’t jinx it !

  • Brainspore

    Man, I should probably be eating more Japanese food or something.

    • http://daruiburns.tumblr.com/ Dlo Burns

      It’s the pickles.

  • 10xor01

    She’s not turning 115, she’s turning 29 for the 87th time.

    • Brainspore

      I think Reagan used to favor the phrase “celebrating the __th anniversary of my 29th birthday.”

  • eldritch

    Tanjobi Omedeto, Ōkawa-sama.