Two of the oldest people in the United States met Saturday. A relative drove 113-year-old Bertha Fry of Muncie to a Shelbyville nursing home to visit Edna Parker, who celebrated her 114th birthday Friday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A British woman born in 1897 celebrated her 110th birthday in Godalming, England, attributing her old age to ingesting lots of salt. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

An animal considered to be the world's oldest living gorilla in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday today at the Dallas Zoo, with a frozen fruit cake.

Jenny also enjoyed banana leaf-wrapped treats at her wooded home in the complex. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Varvara Semennikova, who lived in a small village in northwest Yakutia, Russia, was the oldest woman in Russia and claimed to be the oldest person in the world since August 2007. All her children died, that's why she adopted three more children from whom she was having dozens of grandchildren and great grandchildren. picked by maxriter 7 months ago

She's 95, and when she graduates May 12, she'll be what is believed to be the world's oldest person to be awarded a college degree. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The world's oldest person, a Japanese woman who counted eating well and getting rest as her hobbies, died Monday at age 114, a news report said. picked by Maven 1 year ago

Arbella Perkins Ewings blew out all 114 candles on her birthday cake on March 13 and quietly took part in the celebration that comes with being the third-oldest person in the world. picked by mutil8or 7 months ago

A white-haired 81-year-old great-grandmother who was rolled into a Newport Beach courtroom with her wrists handcuffed to a wheelchair Thursday became possibly the oldest person in Orange County history to plead guilty to first-degree murder. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

A woman who was trafficked across the border from Pakistan with her son, 3, was handed to an Afghan who raped her, then beat the toddler to death as she watched.

He was jailed for 20 years for murder - but the woman, Rukhma, was jailed, too. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Today would have been John's 68th birthday. Yoko Ono explains a project launching this week in honor of John Lennon's birthday, the "Imagine Peace Tower" and a request for a prayer for peace. picked by 2manyusernames 2 days ago

One of the most infectious laughs ever! Celebrating the 73rd birthday of Elvis Presley with the laughing version of "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"

Please ignore cheesy wipes. picked by beckinacea 9 months ago

Jewish tradition regards one's Jewish birthday to be fraught with meaning and relevance and, in some ways, even a mini-Rosh Hashanah! On your Jewish birthday your mazel (good fortune) is dominant.
Figure out your exact Jewish birthday. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Gunmen kidnapped a burqa-clad American aid worker and her driver in southern Afghanistan's largest city early Saturday, snatching the woman from a residential neighborhood as she was on her way to work. picked by bevissimo 9 months ago

Except the party in the nursing home isn't until next week. I love old people. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Video offers "proof" of a freaky Japanese urban legend involving a woman with a gross facial deformity who stalks little kids with a machete. Lovely. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

Pretty self explanatory. Lets see how many he can get. picked by TheBlueFrog 2 years ago

A British woman who didn't learn until she was 99 she had been celebrating her birthday on the wrong day turned 100 this week. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago