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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Puzzles made by biologist Debora Parracciani (52) during her free time are seen here at Parco Genos, a research center and lab that guards the DNA samples of approximately 13,000 people living in the area, as part of a project set up 20 years ago to study the longevity of Sardinians particularly in Ogliastra and Barbagia, in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022. The company SharDna, which was responsible for sequencing the blood of 13,000 donors, went bankrupt and had been bought at auction by the British company Tiziana Life. However, the Italian Privacy Guarantor had blocked everything by sanctioning that the that the ownership lies with the Dna donors themselves.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220610_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: A plaque for Piazza Longevità - or Longevity Square - dedicated to Consolata Melis, who died two months short of 108 years old back in 2015, is seen here here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220609_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: The room under seizure at the lab of Parco Genos, a research center and lab that guards the DNA samples of approximately 13,000 people living in the area, as part of a project set up 20 years ago to study the longevity of Sardinians particularly in Ogliastra and Barbagia, is seen here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022. The company SharDna, which was responsible for sequencing the blood of 13,000 donors, went bankrupt and had been bought at auction by the British company Tiziana Life. However, the Italian Privacy Guarantor had blocked everything by sanctioning that the that the ownership lies with the Dna donors themselves.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220610_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: A plaque for Piazza Longevità - or Longevity Square - dedicated to Consolata Melis, who died two months short of 108 years old back in 2015, is seen here here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220610_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: The entrance to the Parco Genos, a research center and lab that guards the DNA samples of approximately 13,000 people living in the area, as part of a project set up 20 years ago to study the longevity of Sardinians particularly in Ogliastra and Barbagia, here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022. The company SharDna, which was responsible for sequencing the blood of 13,000 donors, went bankrupt and had been bought at auction by the British company Tiziana Life. However, the Italian Privacy Guarantor had blocked everything by sanctioning that the that the ownership lies with the Dna donors themselves.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220610_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: A view of Piazza Longevità - or Longevity Square - dedicated to Consolata Melis, who died two months short of 108 years old back in 2015, here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220609_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: The lab of Parco Genos, a research center and lab that guards the DNA samples of approximately 13,000 people living in the area, as part of a project set up 20 years ago to study the longevity of Sardinians particularly in Ogliastra and Barbagia, here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022. The company SharDna, which was responsible for sequencing the blood of 13,000 donors, went bankrupt and had been bought at auction by the British company Tiziana Life. However, the Italian Privacy Guarantor had blocked everything by sanctioning that the that the ownership lies with the Dna donors themselves.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220610_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Biologist Debora Parracciani (52) shows her genomic DNA in the lab of Parco Genos, a research center and lab that guards the DNA samples of approximately 13,000 people living in the area, as part of a project set up 20 years ago to study the longevity of Sardinians particularly in Ogliastra and Barbagia, here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022. The company SharDna, which was responsible for sequencing the blood of 13,000 donors, went bankrupt and had been bought at auction by the British company Tiziana Life. However, the Italian Privacy Guarantor had blocked everything by sanctioning that the that the ownership lies with the Dna donors themselves.<br />
<br />
The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
<br />
Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
<br />
Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
    CIPG_20220610_NYT-Centenarians_A7IV-...jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: (R-L) 93-years-old Amina Fedullo hugs her 100-years-old husband Antonio Vassallo in their home in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Mrs Fedullo was a farmer her entire life, while Mr Vassallo was a soldier in Italy's military forces in the Italian East Africa, the Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. They've been married for 66 years.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0334.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016:  94-years-old Giuseppe Vassallo poses for a portrait in his house in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Giuseppe Vassallo was an Italian Navy official during WWII. At age 86, 8 years ago, Mr Vassallo had multiple sex affairs to overcome his depression following his wife's death. He was a testimonial of the Acciaroli's mediterranean  diet and lifestyle during Expo 2015, the Universal Exposition hostel in Milan last year.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
<br />
About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0007.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 76-years-old Enzo Speranza does his daily exercise in the sea in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Mr Speranza, who lives in Vallo della Lucania (about 30 kilometers from Acciaroli) spends 3 months a year in Acciaroli because of its fresh air and healthy lifestyle. He comes to the beach every day.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
<br />
About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0492.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: (R-L) 93-years-old Amina Fedullo hugs her 100-years-old husband Antonio Vassallo in their home in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Mrs Fedullo was a farmer her entire life, while Mr Vassallo was a soldier in Italy's military forces in the Italian East Africa, the Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. They've been married for 66 years.<br />
<br />
To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
<br />
About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0337.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: (R-L) 93-years-old Amina Fedullo hugs her 100-years-old husband Antonio Vassallo in their home in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Mrs Fedullo was a farmer her entire life, while Mr Vassallo was a soldier in Italy's military forces in the Italian East Africa, the Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. They've been married for 66 years.<br />
<br />
To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
<br />
About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0329.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: (L-R) 100-years-old Antonio Vassallo and his 93-years-old wife Amina Fedullo are here in their home in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Mrs Fedullo was a farmer her entire life, while Mr Vassallo was a soldier in Italy's military forces in the Italian East Africa, the Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. They've been married for 66 years.<br />
<br />
To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
<br />
About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0315.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 82-years old Fenisia La Greca is here on her balcony overlooking the harbor in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Fenisia La Greca grows fruit and vegetables in her own garden.<br />
<br />
To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
<br />
About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0126.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016:  94-years-old Giuseppe Vassallo poses for a portrait in his house in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Giuseppe Vassallo was an Italian Navy official during WWII. At age 86, 8 years ago, Mr Vassallo had multiple sex affairs to overcome his depression following his wife's death. He was a testimonial of the Acciaroli's mediterranean  diet and lifestyle during Expo 2015, the Universal Exposition hostel in Milan last year.<br />
<br />
To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
<br />
About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_9989.jpg
  • PIOPPI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: Local vegetables, fruits and legumes are displayed here in the terrace of Delia Morinelli's home, which recently opened to the public for lunch and dinner in Pioppi, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Starting in the 60's, Delia Morinelli was the cook of Ancel Keys, the American scientist who studied the influence of diet on health and the promoter of the Mediterranean Diet.<br />
<br />
To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
<br />
About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0603.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: Mr. Monga (88 years old) poses for a portait on his bicycle in the historical centre of Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016.<br />
<br />
To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
<br />
About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0564.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: An elderly couple walks in the historical center of Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016.<br />
<br />
To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
<br />
About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0415.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 82-years old Fenisia La Greca steps out of her vegetable garden next to her house in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Fenisia La Greca grows fruit and vegetables in her own garden.<br />
<br />
To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
<br />
About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0208.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 82-years old Fenisia La Greca poses for a portrait by her garden next to her house in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Fenisia La Greca grows fruit and vegetables in her own garden.<br />
<br />
To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
<br />
About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0160.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016:  94-years-old Giuseppe Vassallo shows a picture of himself in his early 20's when he was an official of the Italian Navy, here in his house in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Giuseppe Vassallo was an Italian Navy official during WWII. At age 86, 8 years ago, Mr Vassallo had multiple sex affairs to overcome his depression following his wife's death. He was a testimonial of the Acciaroli's mediterranean  diet and lifestyle during Expo 2015, the Universal Exposition hostel in Milan last year.<br />
<br />
To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
<br />
About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0043.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016:  94-years-old Giuseppe Vassallo sits in the living room of his house in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Giuseppe Vassallo was an Italian Navy official during WWII. At age 86, 8 years ago, Mr Vassallo had multiple sex affairs to overcome his depression following his wife's death. He was a testimonial of the Acciaroli's mediterranean  diet and lifestyle during Expo 2015, the Universal Exposition hostel in Milan last year.<br />
<br />
To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
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  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 76-years-old Enzo Speranza (right) watches a toddler and his mother on the beach of Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Mr Speranza, who lives in Vallo della Lucania (about 30 kilometers from Acciaroli) spends 3 months a year in Acciaroli because of its fresh air and healthy lifestyle. He comes to the beach to exercise and relax every day.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0532.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: A view of Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica where about 1-in-60 inhabitants are older than 90, Italy, on October 5th 2016.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0460.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: An elderly man relaxes by the sea in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0441.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 82-years old Fenisia La Greca prepares sun-dried figs stuffed with lemon zest, almonds and cinnamon, here in her kitchen in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Fenisia La Greca grows fruit and vegetables in her own garden.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0370.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: (L-R) 100-years-old Antonio Vassallo and his 93-years-old wife Amina Fedullo are here in their home in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Mrs Fedullo was a farmer her entire life, while Mr Vassallo was a soldier in Italy's military forces in the Italian East Africa, the Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. They've been married for 66 years.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0319.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: (L-R) 93-years-old Amina Fedullo leafs through the pages of her own poetry as her 100-years-old husband Antonio Vassallo looks at her in their home in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Mrs Fedullo was a farmer her entire life, while Mr Vassallo was a soldier in Italy's military forces in the Italian East Africa, the Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. They've been married for 66 years.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0261.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016:  94-years-old Giuseppe Vassallo poses for a portrait in his house in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Giuseppe Vassallo was an Italian Navy official during WWII. At age 86, 8 years ago, Mr Vassallo had multiple sex affairs to overcome his depression following his wife's death. He was a testimonial of the Acciaroli's mediterranean  diet and lifestyle during Expo 2015, the Universal Exposition hostel in Milan last year.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0033.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 76-years-old Enzo Speranza does his daily exercise in the sea in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Mr Speranza, who lives in Vallo della Lucania (about 30 kilometers from Acciaroli) spends 3 months a year in Acciaroli because of its fresh air and healthy lifestyle. He comes to the beach every day.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0505.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 76-years-old Enzo Speranza does his daily exercise in the sea in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Mr Speranza, who lives in Vallo della Lucania (about 30 kilometers from Acciaroli) spends 3 months a year in Acciaroli because of its fresh air and healthy lifestyle. He comes to the beach every day.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0487.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: Sun-dried figs stuffed with lemon zest, almonds and cinnamon prepared by 82-years old Fenisia La Greca are seen here in her kitchen in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Fenisia La Greca grows fruit and vegetables in her own garden.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0389.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: (L-R) 100-years-old Antonio Vassallo and his 93-years-old wife Amina Fedullo are here in their home in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Mrs Fedullo was a farmer her entire life, while Mr Vassallo was a soldier in Italy's military forces in the Italian East Africa, the Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. They've been married for 66 years.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0296.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: A 1967 farmer's planner is here in the house of 93-years-old Amina Fedullo and her 100-years-old husband Antonio Vassallo in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Mrs Fedullo was a farmer her entire life, while Mr Vassallo was a soldier in Italy's military forces in the Italian East Africa, the Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. They've been married for 66 years.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0272.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016:  94-years-old Giuseppe Vassallo shows a picture of himself in his early 20's when he was an official of the Italian Navy, here in his house in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Giuseppe Vassallo was an Italian Navy official during WWII. At age 86, 8 years ago, Mr Vassallo had multiple sex affairs to overcome his depression following his wife's death. He was a testimonial of the Acciaroli's mediterranean  diet and lifestyle during Expo 2015, the Universal Exposition hostel in Milan last year.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0052.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016:  94-years-old Giuseppe Vassallo poses for a portrait in his house in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Giuseppe Vassallo was an Italian Navy official during WWII. At age 86, 8 years ago, Mr Vassallo had multiple sex affairs to overcome his depression following his wife's death. He was a testimonial of the Acciaroli's mediterranean  diet and lifestyle during Expo 2015, the Universal Exposition hostel in Milan last year.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0023.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016:  94-years-old Giuseppe Vassallo poses for a portrait in his house in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Giuseppe Vassallo was an Italian Navy official during WWII. At age 86, 8 years ago, Mr Vassallo had multiple sex affairs to overcome his depression following his wife's death. He was a testimonial of the Acciaroli's mediterranean  diet and lifestyle during Expo 2015, the Universal Exposition hostel in Milan last year.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_9988.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016:  94-years-old Giuseppe Vassallo steps out on the balcony of his house in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Giuseppe Vassallo was an Italian Navy official during WWII. At age 86, 8 years ago, Mr Vassallo had multiple sex affairs to overcome his depression following his wife's death. He was a testimonial of the Acciaroli's mediterranean  diet and lifestyle during Expo 2015, the Universal Exposition hostel in Milan last year.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_9980.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: A detail of the hands of 94-years-old Giuseppe Vassallo is seen here as he sits in the living room of his house in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Giuseppe Vassallo was an Italian Navy official during WWII. At age 86, 8 years ago, Mr Vassallo had multiple sex affairs to overcome his depression following his wife's death. He was a testimonial of the Acciaroli's mediterranean  diet and lifestyle during Expo 2015, the Universal Exposition hostel in Milan last year.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_9955.jpg
  • PIOPPI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: Local vegetables, fruits and olive oil are displayed here in the terrace of Delia Morinelli's home, which recently opened to the public for lunch and dinner in Pioppi, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Starting in the 60's, Delia Morinelli was the cook of Ancel Keys, the American scientist who studied the influence of diet on health and the promoter of the Mediterranean Diet.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0635.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: Mr. Monga (88 years old) poses for a portait on his bicycle in the historical centre of Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0585.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: Mr. Monga (88 years old) poses for a portait on his bicycle in the historical centre of Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0551.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: Mr. Monga (88 years old) poses for a portait on his bicycle in the historical centre of Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0542.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 76-years-old Enzo Speranza relaxes on the beach of Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Mr Speranza, who lives in Vallo della Lucania (about 30 kilometers from Acciaroli) spends 3 months a year in Acciaroli because of its fresh air and healthy lifestyle. He comes to the beach to exercise and relax every day.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0524.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 76-years-old Enzo Speranza relaxes on the beach of Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Mr Speranza, who lives in Vallo della Lucania (about 30 kilometers from Acciaroli) spends 3 months a year in Acciaroli because of its fresh air and healthy lifestyle. He comes to the beach to exercise and relax every day.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0515.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: An elderly couple walks in the historical center of Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0392.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 82-years old Fenisia La Greca prepares sun-dried figs stuffed with lemon zest, almonds and cinnamon, here in her kitchen in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Fenisia La Greca grows fruit and vegetables in her own garden.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0342.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: (L-R) 100-years-old Antonio Vassallo and his 93-years-old wife Amina Fedullo are here in their home in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Mrs Fedullo was a farmer her entire life, while Mr Vassallo was a soldier in Italy's military forces in the Italian East Africa, the Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. They've been married for 66 years.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0311.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 82-years old Fenisia La Greca poses for a portrait in her vegetable garden next to her house in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Fenisia La Greca grows fruit and vegetables in her own garden.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
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  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 82-years old Fenisia La Greca is here on her balcony overlooking the harbor in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Fenisia La Greca grows fruit and vegetables in her own garden.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
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  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: Mr. Monga (88 years old) poses for a portait on his bicycle in the historical centre of Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0587.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 82-years old Fenisia La Greca prepares sun-dried figs stuffed with lemon zest, almonds and cinnamon, here in her kitchen in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Fenisia La Greca grows fruit and vegetables in her own garden.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
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  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 93-years-old Amina Fedullo leafs through the pages of her own poetry in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Mrs Fedullo was a farmer her entire life, while Mr Vassallo was a soldier in Italy's military forces in the Italian East Africa, the Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. They've been married for 66 years.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0266.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 82-years old Fenisia La Greca is here on her balcony overlooking the harbor in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Fenisia La Greca grows fruit and vegetables in her own garden.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0115.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 82-years old Fenisia La Greca steps out on her balcony overlooking the harbor in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Fenisia La Greca grows fruit and vegetables in her own garden.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0102.jpg
  • PIOPPI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: Delia Morinelli (79) poses for a portrait in front of local vegetables, fruits and olive oil in the terrace of her home, which recently opened to the public for lunch and dinner in Pioppi, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Starting in the 60's, Delia Morinelli was the cook of Ancel Keys, the American scientist who studied the influence of diet on health and the promoter of the Mediterranean Diet.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0663.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016: 82-years old Fenisia La Greca steps out of her vegetable garden next to her house in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Fenisia La Greca grows fruit and vegetables in her own garden.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
    CIPG_20161005_NYT-Longevity_5M3_0202.jpg
  • ACCIAROLI (POLLICA), ITALY - 5 OCTOBER 2016:  94-years-old Giuseppe Vassallo poses for a portrait in his house in Acciaroli, a hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, Italy, on October 5th 2016. Giuseppe Vassallo was an Italian Navy official during WWII. At age 86, 8 years ago, Mr Vassallo had multiple sex affairs to overcome his depression following his wife's death. He was a testimonial of the Acciaroli's mediterranean  diet and lifestyle during Expo 2015, the Universal Exposition hostel in Milan last year.<br />
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To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over 100 years old, living in Acciaroli (Pollica), a remote Italian village nestled between the ocean and mountains in Cilento, southern Italy.<br />
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About 1-in-60 of the area’s inhabitants are older than 90, according to the researchers. Such a concentration rivals that of other so-called blue zones, like Sardinia and Okinawa, which have unusually large percentages of very old people. In the 2010 census, about 1-in-163 Americans were 90 or older.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Elderly resident of Seulo are seen here in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022:  A historic birth register at the town hall in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Adolfo Melis (98), one of the siblings of the Melis family which in 2012 entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818 for a total of nine brothers and sisters, is seen here preparing an espresso in his family cafe in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • MONSERRATO, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: Antonio Brundu (104), the oldest living citizen of Perdasdefogu, is seen here in his daughter's house in Monserrato, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Portraits of centenarians are seen here in a local museum in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Salvatore Mura (63), the local historian who submitted the application to the Guinness World Record and works at the Quirra testing ground, poses for a portrait in the cafe belonging to the Melis siblings, who in 2012 entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth with a combined age at the time of 818 in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Bonino Lai (102) poses for a portrait in his home in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: A man is seen here cleaning his vineyard next to a sign referring to the Guinness World Record set in 2012 by the Melis family as the oldest living siblings (a combined age of 818 back at the time), here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: Vittorio Lai, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday, poses for a portrait in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: A sign referring to the Guinness World Record set in 2012 by the Melis family as the oldest living siblings (a combined age of 818 back at the time) is seen here at the entrance of Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • MONSERRATO, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: (L-R) Antonio Brundu (104), the oldest living citizen of Perdasdefogu, is seen here with his daughter Beatrice Brundu (76) and his great-grandaughter Francesca Atzeni (26) in his daughter's living room in Monserrato, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: (L-R) Luigi Carta (99), Fausto Murgia (91) and Antonello Lai (91) are seen here relaxing on a bench in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Anna Mulas (100) is seen here in her house in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Adolfo Melis (98), one of the siblings of the Melis family which in 2012 entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818 for a total of nine brothers and sisters, is seen here preparing an espresso in his family cafe in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: (L-R) Alessio Vittorio Lai (16) and Gabriele Pastrello (16), respectively the great-grandchildren of centenarians Vittorio Lai (100) and Bonino Lai (102) pose for a portrait here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: Annunziata Stori (100) is seen here in her house, in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: Annunziata Stori (100) looks outside her window as visitors leave her house, in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: A man is seen here cleaning his vineyard in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: Giacomo Mameli, an 81-year old writer who wrote a book about a local centenaeian who esaped a concentration camp in World War II, is seen here in the countryside of Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: Vittorio Lai, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday, greets a passer-by in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: A photograph of centenarian Maria Brundu is seen here as part of an urban installation project in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: (L-R) Maria Murgia (89) and Consuelo Melis (30) are seen here as they go for a walk together in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Anna Mulas (100) is seen here in her house in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Anna Mulas (100) is seen here in her house in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: A town hall employee checks the birth dates and ages of the oldest citizens of Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Salvatore Murgia (55), mayor of Seulo, shows a historic birth register at the town hall in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: great-grandchildren of centenarians pose for a portraits here in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: Annunziata Stori (100) poses for a portrait in her house in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • MONSERRATO, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: (L-R) Antonio Brundu (104), the oldest living citizen of Perdasdefogu, is seen here with his daughter Beatrice Brundu (76) and his great-grandaughter Francesca Atzeni (26) in his daughter's living room in Monserrato, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • MONSERRATO, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: Antonio Brundu (104), the oldest living citizen of Perdasdefogu, is seen here in his daughter's house in Monserrato, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: The road to Seulo, in the Barbagia region, is seen here in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Salvatore Murgia (55) walks by a mural of Antonia Boi, who passed away in 2018 at the age of 102 years old, here in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Luigi Carta (99) is seen here relaxing on a bench in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Luigi Carta (99) is seen here relaxing on a bench in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: (L-R) Maria Murgia (89) and Consuelo Melis (30) are seen here as they go for a walk together in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Salvatore Murgia (55), mayor of Seulo, greets his elementary school teacher in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: A note written by Salvatore Murgia (55), mayor of Seulo, shows the number of centenarians and the percentage per capita in both the villages of Perdasdefogu and Seulo, here in the town hall in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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Seulo claims to have a higher concentration of centenarians than Perdasdefogu, who recently entered the World Guinnes Record. As a matter of fact, Seulo has five centenarians in a population of 800 - or 0.62 percent per capita - against the 0.449 percent per capita of Perdasdefogu.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • SEULO, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: in Seulo, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 10 JUNE 2022: Bonino Lai (102) poses for a portrait in his home in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 10th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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  • PERDASDEFOGU, ITALY - 9 JUNE 2022: An aerial view of the church of San Pietro and Paolo in Perdasdefogu, Sardinia, Italy, on June 9th 2022.<br />
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The World Guinness Record of the largest concentration of centenarians - 0.449 percent per capita - was achieved by the town of Perdasdefogu, in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in April 2022. At the time the record was set, there were 8 centenarians in a population of 1,778.<br />
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Sardinia has been identified as one of five regions in the world that have high concentrations of people over 100 years old: a total of 534 people across or 33.6 for every 100,000 inhabitants. But Perdasdefogu is unique because the number of centenarians in a town of its size is 16 times the national average.<br />
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Perdasdefogu shot to fame in 2012 when the Melis family, made up of nine brothers and sisters, entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest living siblings on Earth, with a combined age at the time of 818. The town’s longest-surviving citizen to date is Consolata Melis, the eldest of the siblings, who died in 2015, two months short of 108 years old. Antonio Brundu, who turned 104 in March, is the current oldest resident.
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