Meet Sister Inah Lucas, the soccer-loving nun who is now the oldest person in the world
Inah Canabarro Lucas of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil is now the world’s oldest person. She is also the 20th oldest person in recorded history.
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OLD UNCLE GIB: 1912: What happened to the Merrimac and Monitor?
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Jan. 6 defendant invited to Trump's inauguration by former GOP lawmaker
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