According to his papers, Sodimedjo, also known as Mbah Ghoto (grandpa Ghoto), was born in December 1870, the BBC reported. But Indonesia only started recording births in 1900 -- and there have been mistakes before. Yet officials told the BBC on Monday that his papers were valid, based on documents he provided and interviews with him. "Since he came back from the hospital, he only ate spoonfuls of porridge and drank very little," his grandson Suryanto told the BBC. If independently verified, his age would make Grandpa Ghoto older than French centenarian Jeanne Calment, who was 122 when she died, and is considered the longest living human in recorded history.

Source: bd News24 May 01, 2017 13:41 UTC