making her the oldest (of those with verified records) human being in history.
As of this week in June, 2012, the oldest living person is a retired schoolteacher in Georgia named Besse Cooper, who at the moment is nearly 116, and has thirty-two descendants, including a daughter, Nancy, that Besse had when she was 48. She attributes her longevity to avoiding junk food.
Q. Why do you think the oldest person was a woman and do women live longer than men and why...?
As of this week in June, 2012, the oldest living person is a retired schoolteacher in Georgia named Besse Cooper, who at the moment is nearly 116, and has thirty-two descendants, including a daughter, Nancy, that Besse had when she was 48. She attributes her longevity to avoiding junk food.
Q. Why do you think the oldest person was a woman and do women live longer than men and why...?
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Statistically women do live longer than men. Why is not an answered question.