From the Associated Press via Yahoo! News:
World's oldest person dies at 116
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bolden, recognized as the world's oldest person, died Monday in a nursing home, the home's administrator said. She was 116. Bolden was born Aug. 15, 1890, according to the Gerontology Research Group, a Los Angeles organization that tracks the ages of the world's oldest people.
The headline should probably read Ex-World's Oldest Person dies, since the title is lost immediately as the last breath is drawn. My question is this... does the next oldest person jump for joy when they hear the title is up for grabs? Or is that just too risky with their calcium-deficient brittle bones?
