by Joe Clark | Jan 25, 2019 | Awesome
Want to live to be 109 years old? Jessie Gallan of Scotland shared her secret to living to old age: staying away from men. Oh, and a bowl of porridge every morning. Until her death in 2015, Jessie was the oldest woman in Scotland. But earlier that year, she was...
by Matthew Silvan | Oct 19, 2018 | Awesome, Inspiration
Most of us hope to retire one day, but not Anthony Mancinelli of New Windsor, New York. He has no plans of retiring, and every year he is breaking his own World Record as the “World’s Oldest Barber.” Eleven years ago, Mancinelli broke the record at...
by Heather Laskin | Sep 6, 2017 | Awesome, Inspiration
Most of us have a hard time imagining even making it to 100, but not Hester Ford. Hester, born on August 15, 1905, just celebrated her 112th birthday. She’s the ninth oldest living person in the United States! In honor of her birthday, Hester’s family...
by Heather Laskin | May 19, 2017 | Awesome
Most of us can’t even imagine making it to 100, but these twin sisters have done it together, and now they’re celebrating with one of the sweetest photo shoots we’ve ever seen! Maria Pignaton Pontin and Paulina Pignaton Pandolfi are twin sisters from...
by Heather Laskin | May 13, 2017 | Awesome, Inspiration
The oldest living World War II veteran is turning 111 this week at his long-time Texas home. Richard Overton was born May 11, 1906 in Bastrop County. When he came of age, he served in the Pacific Theater from 1942 to 1945 as part of the all-black 1887th Engineer...