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The Oldest Man in the World

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The Oldest Man in the World_x000D_ Ka be nahigwey wence ( wrinkled meat ) better known as plain John Smith is alleged to have recently celebrated his one hundreth and thirty fourth birthday party_x000D_ 29 October 1921 _x000D_ _x000D_ John Smith (d. February 6, 1922 ), also known as Gaa-binagwiiyaas (which the flesh peels off) - recorded variously as Kahbe nagwi wens , Ka-be-na-gwe-wes , Ka-be-nah-gwey-wence , Kay-bah-nung-we-way , Kay-bah-nung-we-way or Ga-Be-Nah-Gewn-Wonce translated into English as " Sloughing Flesh ", " Wrinkle Meat ", or Old " Wrinkled Meat ". He was a Chippewa Indian who lived in the Cass Lake (Minnesota) area and is reputed to have died at the age of 137
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The Oldest Man in the World_x000D_ Ka be nahigwey wence ( wrinkled meat ) better known as plain John Smith is alleged to have recently celebrated his one hundreth and thirty fourth birthday party_x000D_ 29 October 1921 _x000D_ _x000D_ John Smith (d.
February 6, 1922 ), also known as Gaa-binagwiiyaas (which the flesh peels off) - recorded variously as Kahbe nagwi wens , Ka-be-na-gwe-wes , Ka-be-nah-gwey-wence , Kay-bah-nung-we-way , Kay-bah-nung-we-way or Ga-Be-Nah-Gewn-Wonce translated into English as " Sloughing Flesh ", " Wrinkle Meat ", or Old " Wrinkled Meat ".
He was a Chippewa Indian who lived in the Cass Lake (Minnesota) area and is reputed to have died at the age of 137.

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