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A World Map of the Oldest Company in Every Country (Still in Business)

click map (or here) to see full size resolution Business Financing UK recently published this interesting map that shows the oldest company in (almost) every country that is still in business today. The oldest company on the list, KongÅ Gumi in Japan, has been operating since 578 AD! You can see the full resolution map here, as well as close-up maps of regions around the globe below. As for the methodology, Business Financing says: To create these maps, we started by reviewing various sources on the internet to locate the…

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Worlds Oldest Living Person Celebrates Her 117th Birthday

Kyodo/via REUTERS Kane Tanaka has extended her record as the world’s oldest person by celebrating her 117th birthday at a nursing home in Fukuoka in southern Japan. Tanaka marked her birthday with a party on Sunday along with staff and friends at the nursing home. Tanaka, whose birthday was on Jan. 2, took a bite from a slice of her big birthday cake. “Tasty,†she said with a smile. “I want some more.†Tanaka was last year confirmed as the oldest living person, aged 116 years 66 days old as…

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