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A 116-year-old Japanese
woman has officially been
recognisedastheoldestliving
person in the world by the
GuinnessWorldRecords.Kane
Tanaka lives in Fukuoka,
a southwest city in Japan,
and was born on January
2, 1903. Recently honoured
by Guinness World Records,
Tanaka’s family, along with
the city mayor, attended the
celebration.Thepreviousworld
record holder was another
Japanese woman, named
Chiyo Miyako,who passedaway at the age of 117. Tanaka
revealed thatshe enjoysplaying board gamesand studying
mathematics.Theoldestpersonin theworldeverdocumented
wasJeanneLouiseCalment,a Frenchwomanwho,according to
GuinnessWorldRecords,liveduntiltheimpressiveage of 122.A YouTuber has used 1,
coloured pencils to build a
workingelectricguitarin the
styleof a FenderStratocaster.
Burls Art claimed he was
“morethansatisfiedwithhow
it turned out” and posted a
videoshowingtheprocessonto
YouTube that has received
over 16 million views. The
fully functional instrument
cost a mere $120 as the
artist owned some existing
parts which otherwise would
havecostanadditional$150.
Spendingtwoto fourhoursa
day working on the project,
Burls Art created the guitar
bycuttingthepencilsin half
to createa flat,colourfuledge
andplacingthemintoa box.
The pencils were then glued
together with epoxy resin,
sanded down and cut into
the shape of a guitar from
a template. Completing the
piece in a few weeks, Burls
Art then added the final
touches, such as, the strings.
A regular Fender Stratocaster
can cost between $670 and
$2,500, depending on the
model.A deep sea diver escaped being
made a meal to a Bryde Whale
after he was scooped into
the large mammal’s mouth.
Dive Expert Tour director,
Rainer Schimpf, from South
Africa, set out with a group of
divers to document a sardine
run only to face a potentially
fatal situation. The team were
located 25 nautical miles from
the shoreline when the sea
began to churn and Schimpf
was swallowed by the whale.
Incredibly, and to the shock
of the team, the creature
released the 51-year-old from
his mouth and Schimpf swamback to the boat unharmed.
The experienced diver said,
“thereis notimefor fear in a
situation likethat – you have
to useyourinstinct... I held my
breath because I thought ‘he is
going to dive down and release
me much deeper in the ocean’,
it was pitch black inside.”WORLD’S OLDEST WOMAN
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MAY 2019 ¤ PROUDLYPUBLISHED SINCE 2003 ¤ ISSUE 184
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