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Video: The Oldest Woman in the World? |
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Contributed by J. R. Ransom
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 Mariam Amash at 120 Video (2min 23sec): The Oldest Woman in the World? A cup of olive oil a day, keeps the doctor away... A woman in Israel has outlived most official record-keeping, and for that reason Mariam Amash's real age may never be truly known. However, her newly issued identity card shows she was born in 1888, making her twice as old as the country she lives in.
"Bathing in the warmth of the early Spring sunlight and all the unaccustomed attention, Mariam displays her new Israeli ID card which gives her date of birth as 1888.
"The discover she may be the oldest person in the world has delighted her 9 surviving children, her 120 grandchildren, her 25O great-grandchildren, not to mention her 30 great-great-grandchildren.
A devout Muslim, Mariam has made five pilgrimages to Mecca. She puts her good health down to drinking olive oil every day and staying away from alcohol..."
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