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Meet the marathon 100 years

It displays a white beard that reaches his chest and a turban on his head. 100-year-old runs over ten miles a day and has participated in seven marathons. 

His right leg has the force of a 20 year old, and left the one man of fifty. Seeing himself believes that nothing is impossible, and so in 2004 was one of the faces of the Adidas ad campaign titled 'Impossible is Nothing ", which translates to" Nothing is impossible. "

Faujas called Singh. Born in India in April 1911. Grew up in India, was a farmer in India, married and widowed in India, aged in India and later trained as a marathoner in England. In the early nineties, after the death of his wife, left his country and walked with a son in London. It was an old man. He was 86.

Upon arrival, he found a gray city, full of cars and homes in wheelchairs who barely speak and laugh with a laugh tired of life. Faujas not want to be. Do not want to be in an armchair connected to a TV with a nurse nearby.

He thought he had two choices, or die from inactivity, or live. He started running in the neighborhood, then the city and then around the world. He has run five marathons in London, one in Toronto and another in New York.

He became known during the 1992 London Marathon, that is, when I was 89 years. Began life as an athlete when many start a life in another world. While he was over and kept running, his friends died.

Faujas says you always have to overcome. He knows that running a marathon is not easy and that makes it interesting. There are 42 kilometers. He said the first 30 moves through them mechanically, but during the last 12 distracted talking to God not to faint. Now he hopes to participate in the London Marathon to keep winning to old age.

In pictures: the dog ears of the world's largest

The Guinness Book of Records recognized the ears Harbor, a Coonhound dog breed as the dog live with his ears over the world. The ears of a black dog measured 12.25 inches and the width is 13.5, according to the 2012 edition of the book of world records to be released on September 15.

The world's oldest person is 121 years indigenous

The advocacy organization for indigenous peoples Survival International said today that it has located a native Brazilian is believed to be the oldest person in the world, will soon celebrate 121 years.

In a statement released today, the organization notes that it is Mary Lucimar Pereira, a native Kaxinawá living in the western Brazilian Amazon and says he will spend his birthday this September 3, with his family.

Mary has never lived in a city and attributes her longevity to a healthy lifestyle as it is only natural foods in the forest, like grilled meat, monkey, fish, cassava and banana porridge, while making no salt, sugar or processed foods.

The director of Survival International, Stephen Corry, has assured that this has had to contribute to their long life.

"Too often we witness the detrimental effects of forced change on indigenous peoples. It is refreshing to see a community that has maintained strong ties to their ancestral lands and enjoy the benefits of this undeniable fact," emphasized Corry.

Despite its 121 years, Mary remains relatively healthy and active, he points out the note.

According to Survival, the birth certificate of the Indian was adopted in 1985 and shows that he was born in 1890.

Longevity is very common in your community, as a native who is known as Carlos said that its 80 inhabitants, four above 90 years.

Alligator is captured giant sea

A giant marine crocodiles, over six feet long and one-ton was seized in the southern Philippines, officials said they suspect the reptile attacked people and livestock.

The crocodile - 1,075 kilos and 6.4 meters long - have killed a farmer in July and eaten water buffalo (carabao) near the town of Bunaw, swampy area on the southern island of Mindanao, said the Crocodile Hunter Rollie Sommelier.

According to the Ministry of Environment, the animal would also be responsible for the death in 2009 of a 12 year old girl, whose head was ripped off by the bite of a crocodile, always in the same region.

This crocodile is one of the largest ever caught, said Josefina de Leon, chief of the division of wild fauna and flora of the ministry.

"According to reports, the largest caught so far measured 5.48 meters long," he told AFP.

The crocodile is a male over 50 years, according to Rollie Sommelier. "It's the biggest I've caught a 20 year career," he said.

The crocodile will not be slaughtered and delivered to a natural park, said Mayor Bunaw, Edwin Cox Elorde. "It will be the star of the park," he told reporters.

Bunaw is a city of 30,000 built on a marshy plain near a river and the sea.

The marine crocodile, which lives in coastal areas, supports both freshwater and saltwater. It is the largest reptile world.

Source of information: www.globovision.com