The life story of Madame Jeanne Kalmon Bashny.Net

Jeanne Kalmon set a world record life expectancy - 122 years and 164 days. It seems like fate just as Madame Kalmon lives.




For the fate of this woman continuously monitors all the French. And not because she was born 14 years before the Eiffel Tower was built.
Not at all! Jeanne Calment (Jeanne Calment) became a celebrity because ... The fact is that the nature of the French, there is some ... uh ... let's not use the word "greed", say, "stinginess".
Is the property market in France is such a thing as a viager. Older people are selling their apartment is much cheaper than its market price on the condition that the end of life they will live in this apartment, and the buyer will have to pay their monthly rent, you need to stay. So. A certain Andre-Francois Robin, a lawyer, bought an apartment at this old lady, when she was 90. The payout is 2,500 francs (about $ 400) a month.
Thanks to journalists, the story hit the press, and this transaction enthusiastically watched the whole nation. Monsieur Robin did not wait for the housewarming and died at the age of 77 by the time of Madame Calment paying more than $ 180, 000, twice the market value of the apartment. According to the agreement the obligation to pay his family moved. As one friend of mine at the time of the 1998 crisis, when all called each other and find out who has it worse: "In mountain near there is something exhilarating." Jeanne became a national heroine.
In September 1997, Jeanne Calment died. She lived 122 years and 164 days, became the oldest person in the world whose birth was documented. Throughout her life she has not worked a single day, spending time on hobbies such as tennis, swimming, biking, skating, playing the piano and going to the opera. At 85 years old she started fencing, and 100 went on a bike. In 114 years, he starred in the movie, telling about his meeting with Van Gogh, that happened a hundred years ago, and 117 years to quit, and then only because she almost lost her eyesight was unpleasant each time to ask someone to light.
She claimed that the secret of her longevity rests on three pillars: a little more olive oil to use (and do not forget to rub it into the skin), drink port and eat a kilo of chocolate per week. Although this phrase is now credited with some of our actresses, but it was she who said: "I have only one wrinkle and I sit on it».
When at the age of 120 years, she was asked how she imagines the future, she replied: "Very short».



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