World's Oldest People and Things

Worlds Oldest Yoga Instructor (83-year-old)

Yoga instructor BetteCalman may be 83, but she's still bending over backwards to spread thebenefits of the ancient Indian discipline. The nimble grandmother can reallypull some shapes and with her set hair and pearl earrings she looks as glamorous as GretaGarbo in a pink jumpsuit. With 40 years of teaching under her belt, theAustralian wonder is living proof that a lifetime's dedication to yogawill keep you flexible as a rubber band.

Worlds Oldest Mother (70-year-old)

Meet Rajo Devi Lohan, the Indian woman who, inNovember 2008, gave birth to her first child at the age of 70. She said shehad waited for more than 40 years for this child and that she plans tobreastfeed her for at least three years. And, who knows, maybe she will.

Worlds OldestConjoinedTwins (57-year-old)

When Maureen Galyon gave birthin 1951, she had no idea she was expecting two babies let alone conjoined twins. The tots, joined at the torso, were not expectedto survive the night as baffled doctorstried to work out if they could be separated. Now, at 57, Ronnie and Donnie arethe world's oldest conjoined twins and have amazed the medic world by hangingonto life for so long. And, as their health declines and they near their dyingdays, the pair have opened their doors to a documentary team to reveal thesecrets of their extraordinary life together. Although every day is a struggleas the men have to coordinate the simplest of tasks, they have a close, lovingrelationship and are able to live together in their own home in Dayton, Ohio

Worlds OldestFather (90-year-old)

The world's oldest father has done it againrecently, fathering a child for at least the 21st time, at the age of 90. Indianfarmer Nanu Ram Jogi, who is married to his fourth wife, boasts he does not wantto stop, and plans to continue producing children until he is 100. Mr Jogiadmits he is not certain how many children his series of four wives have bornehim but counts at least 12 sons and nine daughters and 20 grandchildren

Worlds OldestCat (29-year-old)

Until he passed away at the ripe old age of 31 inJuly 2001, the world's oldest catwas chasing spiders without the equivalent ofa feline walking cane. Spike, a British ginger and white tom, had been certifiedas the world's oldest living cat by the Guinness Book of Records in 1999, when thesprightly kitty was just 29.
Measured in human years, Spike was anamazing 140 years old, though many veterinarians dispute the validity of suchhuman/cat comparisons. (Perhaps it's just jealousy; Spike retained all hisoriginal teeth and hair!) Either way, Spike beat the odds domestic longhairshave a life span of about 15 years. His owner, Mo Elkington, an aromatherapistfrom Dorset, England, purchased Spike in 1970. She fed him a steady dietof fish and cat food, with a little aloe vera mixed in to protect him againstarthritis andrheumatism.

Worlds OldestModel (80-year-old)

In an age obsessed with youth and beauty, DaphneSelfe is a welcome reminder that the two are not inextricably linked. Thegrandmother is in the 60th year of an extraordinary modelling career thanks toher graceful posture, striking cheekbones and her long, lustrous andunashamedly grey hair. At the age of 80, she is Britain's oldest catwalkmodel, gracing runways for Dolce & Gabbana, Tata-Naka and Michiko Koshino

Worlds Oldest Bottle of Champagne (184-year-old)

One tasted white truffles,another gingerbread. But the esteemed wine critics that gathered to taste theworld's oldest Champagne were at least agreed on one thing: that they wereenjoying the opportunity of a lifetime. 12 of the wine industry's top tastershad been given the rare chance to give their verdict on the world's oldestbottle of Champagne. Only two bottles now remain of the Perrier-Jouet 1825Vintage, recognised by The Guinness Book of Records as the oldest remainingChampagne in the world.

Worlds OldestBrand(124-year-old)

Lyle's Golden Syrup has been named as Britain'soldest brand, with its green and gold packaging having remained almost unchangedsince 1885. The Guinness Book of Records gave the breakfast and teatimesweetener, whose tins bear the image of a lion and a biblical quotation, theprized honour.

Worlds Oldest Sculpture (35,000-year- old)

Scientists have discovered the oldestpiece of sculpture ever created and it depicts a voluptuous pin-up'woman. The 35,000-year- old carving shows a woman with enormous breasts and othersexual characteristics like an enlarged stomach and large thighs. Thesix-centimetre carved mammoth tusk, which is thought to have been a symbol offertility for early man, is known as Venus' and was discovered in severalfragments which were then pieced together. Radiocarbon dating showed that thefigurine, which was found in a German cave, is at least 35,000 years old,predating later similar finds by 5,000 years or more. The fragments wererecovered along with stone, bone and ivory tools used by the first Home Sapienpopulations to settle in Europe.

Worlds Oldest Working Microwave (40-year-old)

They are part and parcel of mostkitchens now. But in the Swinging Sixties, microwave ovens were cutting-edgetechnol ogy. Frederick Stephens was among the first in Britain to buy one and150,000 meals later, it is still going strong. The 78-year-old believes it isthe countrys oldest still in everyday use. He paid $300 equivalent tomore than $3,900 in today's money for the brown Panasonic NE-691 and hasused it every day in the four decades since

Worlds Oldest Joke (3900-year-old)

You might think your dad's joke about whatyou call blood-sucking referrees (vumpires haha) is old, but that's nothing. A team of academics from the University of Wolverhampton have discovered theworld's most ancient gag. Guess what it's about? Yep. Farts.
Something which has never occurred sincetime immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap, goes the joke, which apparently dates back to ancient Sumeria circa 1900 BC.

Worlds Oldest Flute (35,000-year- old)

discovered, according to archaeologists, offering the latest evidence that early modern humans in Europe had establisheda complex and creative culture. A team led by University of Tuebingenarchaeolog ist Nicholas Conard assembled the flute from 12 pieces of griffonvulture bonescattered in a small plot of the Hohle Fels cave in southern Germany. Together,the pieces comprise a 8.6-inch instrument with five holes and a notched end.Conard said the flute was 35,000 years old