Reaching the grand old age of 100 is a pretty epic achievement. Not only do you receive a birthday card from the Queen and get to liken yourself to a Roman gladiator, but younger generations queue up to learn your secret to long life.
As various research teams argue there no upper limit on how long humans can live for - which contradicts a recent high-profile paper that argued maximum longevity hit a ceiling of 115 - we’ve pulled together seven centurions tips on living longer.
From drinking lots of red wine (which we can stay on board with) to staying away from men (which is a little less appealing), here are their nuggets of wisdom.
While some have passed away since they were interviewed, all of those featured lived to beyond 100. Wow.
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He said: “Red wine – plenty of it has helped me live to be 100.”
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When she celebrated her 116th birthday on 5 March 2014, she shared her secret to living a long life.
“Eat and sleep and you will live a long time,” she told The Telegraph. “You have to learn to relax.”
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According to his ID card, Mbah Gotho, from Indonesia, was born on 31 December 1870.
The great-grandfather said the key to long life is “patience”.
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The duo put their milestone birthday, on November 2015, down to "hard work and good food".
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She said: “My secret to a long life has been staying away from men. They’re just more trouble than they’re worth. I also made sure that I got plenty of exercise, ate a nice warm bowl of porridge every morning and have never gotten married."