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Emma Morano, thought to be the world's oldest person and the last to be born in the 1800s, celebrates her 117th birthday in Italy.
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Emma Morano, thought to be the world's most established individual and the last to be conceived in the 1800s, still swears by her eating routine of two crude eggs a day. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
Emma Morano, thought to be the world's most established individual and the last to be conceived in the 1800s, sits on her bed. Morano was conceived in November 1899, four years before the Wright siblings first got off the ground. Her life has crossed three centuries, two World Wars and more than 90 Italian governments. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
Emma Morano, thought to be the world's most seasoned individual and the last to be conceived in the 1800s, sits on her bed amid her 117th birthday. Morano lives alone and has outlasted all her eight siblings and sisters, including one who passed on at 102. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
Emma Morano is seen amid her 117th birthday. "When I first knew her she used to eat three eggs a day. Two crude, and one seared. Today she has backed off a bit, lessening the number to two some days since she says three can be excessively," her specialist Carlo Bava told Reuters TV. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
Emma Morano, thought to be the world's most seasoned individual and the last to be conceived in the 1800s, is seen amid her 117th birthday in her home in Verbania, northern Italy November 29, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
Emma Morano, thought to be the world's most established individual and the last to be conceived in the 1800s, blows candles amid her 117th birthday in Verbania, northern Italy November 29, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo