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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rich Booth

Football-loving nun named world’s oldest living person reveals her secret

Brazil World's Oldest Person - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A football-loving nun is believed to have become the world's oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of Tomiko Itook from Japan.

Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny growing up that many didn't think she would survive childhood, Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew, told The Associated Press.

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