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AMAZING FEATS BY ELDERLY PEOPLE

Added on: 22nd Dec 2014

 

OLDEST PERSON TO BEGIN PRIMARY SCHOOL

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The misconception that you can’t learn new things when you

are old is now shattered thanks to Kimani Maruge who enrolled in

the first grade at 84 years old. There is therefore no excuse for the

rest of us

 

 

OLDEST COMPETITIVE VIDEO GAMER

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Check out Doris Self. At 81 years old, she’s spanking and taking

names. At the Twin Galaxies 1984 Video Game Masters Tournament,

Doris was able to clench a world record with 1,112,300 points on

Twin Galaxies’ Tournament Settings (TGTS) — which is the most

difficult settings in the game.

 

 

OLDEST BUNGEE JUMPER

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Bungee Jumping is one of the most intense things you can do to

feed your adrenaline rush addiction. Young people tremble at the

thought of tackling this death defying feat. And so did 96 year

old Mohr Keet but he still took the plunge and entered the

Guinness world record as the oldest bungee jumper ever.

As if that’s not enough, Mohr jumped from South Africa’s

Western Cape which is a 708ft drop!

 

 

OLDEST PERSON TO VISIT THE NORTH POLE

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The North Pole is a harsh environment with temperatures

reaching −43 °C (−45 °F). A constantly changing landscape,

life is scarce and few can tolerate the brutal cold. Nevertheless

Dorothy Davenhill Hirsch of 89 years and 109 days visited the

north pole while aboard the Russian Nuclear Ice Breaker Yamal.

 

 

OLDEST PERSON TO VISIT THE SOUTH POLE

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Though the North Pole is a harsh environment, it can’t

compare to the brutal harshness of the South Pole.

Presently located in the continent of Antarctica 9,301 ft. above

sea level the South Pole is a frozen desert with temperatures

reaching −58 °C (−72 °F). It is in this harshness that Simon Murray,

63 years 309 days old trekked the 1,200 km journey from the

Hercules Inlet on the Zumberge Coast, Antarctica to the South Pole;

a journey that took him 2 months to complete. Murray became the

oldest man to reach the South Pole unsupported.

 

 

OLDEST PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD

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Sailing across the world is a feat in it of itself, but for

someone as old as Minoru Saito, who was 77 years old when he

completed a circumnavigation of the world, to actually accomplish

this feat is nothing short of astounding. But it doesn’t end there;

he has successfully circumnavigated the world eight times.

The eighth time he circumnavigated the world going the “wrong way”

meaning going westwardly against prevailing winds and currents,

a feat that took Minoru 1,080 days to complete.

 

 

OLDEST PERSON TO RELEASE A NEW ALBUM

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Smoky Dawson, was an Australian country music performer who

at the age 92 years and 156 days released a collection of

original songs in an album entitled “Homestead of My Dreams”

making him the oldest person to release a new album. Touted

as Australian’s “singing cowboy”, Dawson’s achievements are

extensive and his contribution to music has won him a wide

range of awards.

 

 

OLDEST PRACTICING DOCTOR

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Dr. Leila Denmark was an American paediatrician who earned the

title of “oldest practicing paediatrician” until her retirement on May 2001

at the age of 103. Not only was Leila the oldest practicing paediatrician

but was also a super centenarian living to be 114 years old. She was

one of the 100 oldest people ever and at the time of her death

was the 4th oldest verified person in the world.

 

 

OLDEST WOMAN TO GIVE BIRTH TO TWINS

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Having children has been described as one of the ultimate

blessings by some. As such, many women dream with having

children but for a multitude of reason are not able to.

Carmela Bousada falls into this group. At age 67 Carmela dreamt

of having children of her own, so she went to California’s Pacific

Fertility Centre where she went through the in vitro fertilization

procedure which resulted in a pair of healthy twin boys

(Christian and Pau). This sparked huge controversy and

criticism over the right age of pregnancy and Carmela’s disregard for

the emotional and paternal needs of the new-borns. Sadly,

Carmela died at the age of 69, two years after giving birth to the twins.

 


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