In an interview last year, 112-year-old Chitetsu Watanabe said his secret to longevity is 'not to get angry and keep a smile on your face.'
He was presented with a certificate on Wednesday at the nursing home where he lives in Niigata, Japan -- he's 112 Years, 344 days old, according to Guinness.A 3-year-old boy has just become the youngest member of Mensa UK, the largest international high IQ societyWatanabe made a calligraphy banner for the occasion that says"World No. 1."In an interview last year, Watanabe said his secret to longevity is"not to get angry and keep a smile on your face.
Read MoreWatanabe was born on March 5, 1907, and was the oldest of eight children.He worked for a sugar company for many years, before working in a Japanese government agriculture office until he retired, Guinness said. He was also in the military in 1944 near the end of World War II.The world's oldest couple — ages 106 and 105 — celebrate their 80th wedding anniversaryHe had five children.
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