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December 8, 2012

by Kyle Stewart

Woman listed as world’s oldest person dies in Georgia

Born in 1896 — which made her 116 years old this year #mathwhiz — Besse Cooper passed away on Tuesday afternoon in her nursing home in Monroe, Georgia. She was recognized by the Guinness Book of World records as the oldest person alive. The Washington Post spoke with her 77-year-old son, Sidney Cooper, who said his mother had felt […]

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