Editormum's Oddments for Tuesday, June 28, 2005

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Do I Really WANT to Live That Long?

I recently read about a woman in Brasil named Maria Olivia da Silva who is 125 years old. Her birth certificate states that she was born 28 February 1880. Can you imagine?! This woman was in her late 30s during WWI. She was 49 when the stock market crashed in 1929. She was in her 60s during WWII.... Sign in to see full entry.

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