Random Tips About How The World's Oldest Living People Live So Long (12 items)

• (#2) Susannah Mushatt Jones, 116, Attributed Her Long Life To Staying Single

  Susannah Mushatt Jones lived to be 116 and was also a bacon aficionado. She lived simply— in her younger years she didn't partake in smoking or alcohol. When alive, she attributed her longevity to staying single most of her life. However, she loved to indulge in lace lingerie from Bloomingdale's and startled her doctors from time to time by wearing it to appointments.
• (#3) Alida Victoria Grubba Rudge, 113, Kept Active With Brain Teasers

  Alida Victoria Grubba Rudge lived to be 113-years-old and credited her long life to keeping her mind sharp—she played cards and other brain teasers regularly to keep her on her toes. 

  She was born in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, in 1903, and also said her secret was to "go the doctor regularly, have a healthy diet, no fried foods, and sweets, and drink a glass of dry wine before meals.”
• (#11) Clara Meadmore Passed At 108, And Said Men Were "Too Much Hassle"

  Clara Meadmore passed at 108 in 2011. She was known as Britain's oldest virgin and often attributed her longevity to abstinence. Clara saw sex as "a lot of hassle" and claimed to be "too busy" for intimate relationships. She abstained to instead focus on making a living. The retired secretary said she never had an interest in settling down and instead filled her free time with other, more utilitarian, hobbies.
• (#8) 106-Year-Old Elizabeth Sullivan Drank Three Dr Peppers A Day

  Texas Rangers fan Elizabeth Sullivan passed in her sleep at 106. Before she passed, she attributed her longevity to one particular doctor — Dr Pepper.  The Fort Worth resident fell in love with Dr Pepper when she was in her '60s and drank three cans a day up to her passing. She said of the soft drink: "People try to give me coffee for breakfast. Well, I'd rather have a Dr Pepper. Every doctor that sees me says they'll kill you, but they die, and I don't, so there must be a mistake somewhere."

  Her other secret to living a long life was a little more obvious — it's was just to "keep living."
• (#5) Agnes Fenton, 112, Downed Three Beers With Scotch Chasers For The Last 70 Years Of Her Life

  At age 112, Agnes Fenton credited her long life to something a little harder than Dr. Pepper. She was a fan of the high life — the Miller High Life, that is. After a scare following a benign tumor somewhere in the last century (literally), her doctor advised her to drink three beers a day. So, for the last 70 years of her life, that's just what she did, coupling her "medicine" with a shot of scotch each time.

  In the few years before she passed, caregivers forbid her from drinking.  But when asked if they would let her enjoy a shot on her birthday, Fenton answered like a true 110-year-old boss: "They better." Fenton passed in August 2017.
• (#1) Emma Morano, 117, Ate Three Eggs A Day Which Were Prescribed To Her During WWI

  Emma Morano was born in 1899, which made her the very last verifiable living person born in the 19th century. She passed in April 2017. 

  She attributed her long life to genetics and her diet, which included three eggs a day (two were raw.) The Verbania, Italy, resident ate eggs and biscuits after being declared anemic by a doctor during WWI. According to Carlo Bava, one of her doctors: "When I met her, she ate three eggs per day — two raw in the morning and then an omelet at noon, and chicken at dinner."

  She also ended an abusive relationship in 1938 and said, "I didn't want to be dominated by anyone." She never married again.

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