BillR Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090911/ap_on_...t_oldest_person "With Baines' death, 114-year-old Kama Chinen of Japan becomes the world's oldest person, said Dr. L. Stephen Coles of the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks claims of extreme old age. Chinen was born May 10, 1895." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketster Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Note the difference between the following phrases: "the world's oldest person" and "the world's oldest man". Kama Chinen is... you guessed it! A woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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