World of the Bizarre

World's oldest man is confirmed to be 112

By T.K. Randall
March 11, 2016 ·  12 comments

Kristal managed to live through both world wars. Image Credit: CC BY 2.0 Steven Depolo Born near Zarnow in Poland back in 1903, Kristal has now been officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest man in the world after the previous record holder, Yasutaro Koide of Japan, died back in January aged 112 years and 312 days.

Yisrael Kristal, Holocaust survivor from Israel, is world's oldest man https://t.co/qCPB00iwJF #IsraelNews pic.twitter.com/AbUUikQMAV

— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) March 11, 2016

Having survived both world wars, the super-centenarian stated that he didn't know any secrets to living a long life but believed that everything was "determined from above".

"There have been smarter, stronger and better looking men then me who are no longer alive," he said. "All that is left for us to do is to keep on working as hard as we can and rebuild what is lost."

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