Warty Pig Is Oldest Animal Cave Art

A 45,500-year-old warty pig drawing is the oldest known cave painting of an animal on record. The piggies were painted in Indonesian caves. Read More

World’s oldest shipwreck is mysterious 2,400-year-old vessel lying perfectly preserved more than a mile deep beneath sea

THE world's oldest shipwreck has been perfectly preserved more than a mile under the sea for 2,400 years. The Greek trading ... in the British Museum. Dating back to around 480 BC, the vase ... Read More

Japanese 112-year-old 'who became the world's oldest man for just two days' actually died BEFORE his predecessor... and never held the title at all, Guinness World Records reveal

A Japanese 112-year-old 'who became the world's oldest man for just ... by Guinness World Records as the oldest man alive on February 4, 2022, when he was 112 years and 253 days old. Read More

111-year-old man born same year Titanic sank is now oldest in world

A great-grandfather in England is now the world’s oldest person ... became the oldest man in the UK in 2020. via REUTERS His wife Blodwen, whom he was married to for 44 years, died in 1986. Read More

One of the world's oldest books goes up for auction

The Crosby-Schøyen Codex, which is believed to be one of the oldest texts in existence, is worth between $2.8 million to $3.8 million, according to Christie's auction house. "It's right at that ... Read More

Little-known town is home to world's oldest hotel that's been run by same family for 52 generations

In the UK - a country which is not short of ancient relics and buildings dating ... and the world's oldest hotel - the Keiunkan Inn. The hotel dates back a remarkable 1,300 years to 705AD, the ... Read More

World’s oldest man dies two months before 115th birthday

The world’s oldest man has died ... into eternity at 114 years old, from the town of El Cobre he gave Venezuela the Guinness Record for being the oldest man in the world. Read More

World’s oldest man dies at the age of 114

CARACAS - Venezuelan Juan Vicente Perez Mora, certified in 2022 by Guinness World Records as ... confirmed as the oldest man on Feb 4, 2022, when he was 112 years and 253 days old, according ... Read More

The World's 'Oldest' Sourdough Starter Was Made With 4,500-Year-Old Yeast

There's no bread quite like sourdough ... In 2019, that longevity was the key to the development of the "oldest" sourdough starter ever -- or at least the oldest yeast ever used by a modern ... Read More

World’s oldest man dies aged 114 after living through two World Wars and Covid-19 as tributes flood in

Juan (left) when he was just 51-years-oldCredit: Guinness World Records The former farmer was crowned the oldest man alive back in May 2022 ... Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro also added ... Read More