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January 5, 2022

Oldest Living Person in the World Celebrates 119th Birthday

Living to the age of 100 is both a rare and special achievement. It is the mysterious product of genetics, healthy habits, and luck, amongst countless other factors. And of those few who live to see a century, a handful are blessed with bonus years. The current oldest living person is Kane Tanaka of Japan, who just celebrated yet another exceptional year on January 2, 2022.

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January 4, 2022

New Year Twins Born 15 Minutes Apart Have Birthdays in Two Different Years

As a new year begins, there are often stories covering the first baby born of the year, but what about twins who are often birthed just minutes apart? Well, the world is now celebrating a set of fraternal twins who were born 15 minutes apart in a California hospital, but they aren’t both New Year babies. In fact, they have birthdays on different days and even in different months and years!

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January 4, 2022

Teacher Sinks Full-Court Basketball Shot To Win Her Class a Hot Cocoa Party

Teacher Kathleen Fitzpatrick’s third-grade class had been working hard leading up to the holidays. (She gave them two tests in one day!) The educator, known also as Ms. Fitz, knew they deserved something special. So, she made a deal with them. If she could sink a full-court shot on the school’s basketball court, she’d reward her class with a hot chocolate party. In a now-viral video, Ms.

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January 3, 2022

Māori News Anchor Makes History as First Primetime Journalist With Moko Kauae Face Tattoo

Long-held traditions of Indigenous cultures have historically been relegated to the background—or completely lost—as the globalized world has assimilated to Western culture. But Māori journalist Oriini Kaipara has spent her entire career dedicated to the representation and revitalization of the customs native to her own heritage.

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