John Tinniswood, 111, poses together with his certificates from the Guinness World Data, who introduced that he’s the world’s oldest residing man, in Southport, Britain. (Picture: Reuters)
111-year-old UK citizen John Tinniswood stated there isn’t any secret tip that has stored him alive for thus lengthy.
The world’s oldest residing man, 111-year-old Briton John Tinniswood, stated his longevity was “simply luck” and there was no particular secret to his food plan – though his favorite meals was fish and chips each Friday.
Tinniswood, who has been retired for greater than half a century, inherited the Guinness World Data title from Venezuelan Juan Vicente Perez Mora, 114, whose loss of life was introduced earlier this week.
Born in 1912 in Merseyside, northern England, retired accountant and former postal service employee Tinniswood clocks in at 111 years and 222 days.
He gave a pithy reply when requested for the key to his longevity, nevertheless: “You both reside lengthy otherwise you reside quick, and you’ll’t do a lot about it.”
Guinness World Data stated in an announcement that Tinniswood’s declare to the document was assessed by its specialists and by the Gerontology Analysis Group, which catalogues the world’s confirmed “supercentenarians”.
The oldest man ever was Japan’s Jiroemon Kimura, who lived to 116 years and 54 days. The oldest residing girl and oldest residing particular person general is Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera, aged 117.
Tinniswood gave a considerably measured view on the state of the world.
“The world, in its approach, is at all times altering. It’s a form of ongoing expertise… It’s getting a little bit higher however not all that a lot but. It’s going the appropriate approach.”
