World 'Oldest person in the world' set to celebrate her 130th birthday

[The Helper]

Officials in Kazakhstan say they have a found a woman who will this week celebrate her 130th birthday, making her 16 years older than the oldest known human currently living.

Sakhan Dosova - a mother of ten - says she has never visited a doctor nor eaten sweets. She is addicted to cottage cheese and puts her longevity down to her sense of humour.

Her remarkable age came to light during a census in Karaganda in northern Kazakhstan. Demographers were astonished to find that she was also on Stalin's first census of the region in 1926 when her age was given as 47.

Her date of birth is said to be 27 March 1879, and it is clearly shown on her documents including her Soviet era passport and independent Kazakhstan identity card.

More about it here.

 

[Azlier]

- a mother of ten -

And they say having kids shortens your lifespan.

 

[Jedimindtrixxx]

whos they? all i remember was that virgin chick who said no sex equals long life. TAKE THAT.
either way, thats freaken old. she looks like a leather couch.

 

[BlackRose]

No, having a child gives 50% of your life, which makes you die. So mother + father die.... but if you have no child, you still have that 50% and you are immortal unless stabbed.

She must be wrinkly!

 

[Cheesy]

Spoiler

 

[Jackal]

Here are a good couple of comments on digg:

Think of all of the history she has lived through/experienced.

Agreed. Kitchen appliances have changed so much since the late 1800s.

 

[Kershbob]

She's outlived a few of her children; that's pretty sad.

 

[tom_mai78101]

If she's Muslim, I bet she is happy to be one, the one standing with the good side.

Living up to 130, is like you are like a farseer. The one who can view the past, the present, and the future, all in all within the eyes of the wise.

To me, Albus Dumbledore's much more "wrinkier".

 

[Vicboy]

I find it more sad than anything else.

 

[CaptDeath]

Spoiler

agreed

 

[FireCat]

Holy crap 130 years old.. It's almost Unbelievable someone can be that old

 

[Aqua Dragon]

That must be pretty cool to have lived so long. I wonder how much older she can get.

 

[DBZ-123]

would kinda suck being that old she probally cant even walk

 

[tom_mai78101]

Happy Birthday, Sakhan Dosova! Congradulations on your 130th birthday!

 

[Sim]

There are more candles on the cake than cake itself.

 

[tom_mai78101]

How to stick the candles correctly:

80 on the top, 50 on the round side. The cake has to be 3 layers high. Each one stands for in order from bottom to top: the first generation, the second generation , and the third generation.

 

[Nexor]

the cake has to be made of cheese, she had never eaten sweets