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Edith Ceccarelli. Edith Rose Ceccarelli (née Recagno, formerly Keenan; February 5, 1908 – February 22, 2024) was an American supercentenarian. [1] At the age of 116 years, 17 days, she was the oldest person living in the United States and was also the second oldest living person in the world after Maria Branyas Morera from Spain. [2][3]
Humans are among the longest living land mammals. [99] Jeanne Calment, a French woman, lived to the age of 122 years, 164 days, making her the oldest fully documented human who has ever lived. She died on August 4, 1997. [100] Jiroemon Kimura (†116 years, 54 days), a Japanese man, died on 12 June 2013.
Coelacanth. Coelacanths (/ ˈsiːləkænθ / ⓘ SEE-lə-kanth) (order Coelacanthiformes) are an ancient group of lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) in the class Actinistia. [2][3] As sarcopterygians, they are more closely related to lungfish and tetrapods (which includes amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals) than to ray-finned fish.
An Australian lungfish that has been at a California aquarium for over 80 years is now considered the oldest living aquarium fish. Scientists confirm age of world's oldest aquarium fish Skip to ...
Corey Geving stood up on a picnic table a few seconds before noon on Saturday, took a breath and looked at the crowd around him. More than 50 people stood, ready, fishing poles in hand. A bald ...
Susannah Mushatt Jones. Susannah Mushatt Jones (July 6, 1899 – May 12, 2016) [1] was an American supercentenarian who was, aged 116 years and 311 days, the world's oldest living person and the last living American born in the 19th century. [2] She received tributes from the United States House of Representatives [3] and from the Alabama House ...
A 114-year-old Houston woman has become the oldest living person in the U.S., according to LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks human longevity across the globe. Elizabeth Francis is now the ...
Born. c. 1751. Died. July 7, 1977 (aged 225–226) Japan. Residence. Japan. Hanako (Japanese: 花子) (c. 1751 – July 7, 1977) was a scarlet koi fish reportedly owned by several individuals, the last of whom was Komei Koshihara. She was reported to be the longest-lived koi fish ever recorded, having died at the age of 226, although there is ...