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World’s Oldest Man Dies

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Tomoji Tanabe was 113.

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Larry King moves one step closer: Tomoji Tanabe, the world’s oldest man, died in his sleep in his home in Japan on Friday. He was 113. Born on September 18, 1895, Tanabe had eight children, 25 grandchildren, and 53 great-grandchildren. He was certified as the oldest man by the Guinness Book of World Records when he was 111.

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