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TIL Harold Fairweather, age 96, is believed to be the oldest person to still have a living parent. His mother Violet Brown is 116 years old and her age is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records.

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loLDr TIL Alex Trebek has been in broadcast for almost 60 years. He hosted many shows that flopped before found by Merv Griffin and put on Jeopardy.
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