Guinness World Records

Scientists seek clues to longevity from three Brazilian sisters over 100

Shitsui Hakoishi, born in 1916, decided to become a barber at the age of 14 when a friend’s mother asked if she wanted to become an apprentice at a hair salon in Tokyo.

Japanese barber, 108, crowned world's oldest

Tinniswood told Guinness World Records that the secret to his longevity was “pure luck”.

World's oldest man dies at 112: Guinness World Records