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World’s oldest man credits eating moderately, being nice

Walter Breuning of Great Falls, Mont., 112, the world’s oldest man, takes one aspirin and eats two meals a day and strolls the halls of his retirement home wearing a suit and tie Walter Breuning of Great Falls, Mont., 112, the world’s oldest man, takes one aspirin and eats two meals a day and strolls the halls of his retirement home wearing a suit and tie (Karl Puckett/ Great Falls Tribune via The Associated Press)
By Associated Press
July 21, 2009

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GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Walter Breuning learned to read by kerosene lantern, remembers his grandfather telling him about fighting in the Civil War, and cast his first presidential ballot for Woodrow Wilson. (Full article: 193 words)

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