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Comment of the Day: So Long, World's Oldest Man

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Ray Gustini 516 Views Apr 15, 2011

Walter Breuning, the world's oldest man, died yesterday at 114. Commenter PERFECTCIRCLES, for one, didn't see it coming.

If he can't survive, what hope is there for the rest of us?

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