Maria Branyas Moreira, born in San Francisco in 1907, spent her 117th birthday with loved ones and colleagues and holds the record for the world's oldest person, according to Guinness World Records.
Maria Branyas Morera turned 117 years old and was inducted into the Guinness World Records (GWR) database. She surpassed all living people on the globe in age. She was born in 1907 and has survived all the disasterous events like World War I and II, the Spanish Flu epidemic, and the most recent COVID-19 epidemic.
Eva Carrera Boix, the director of Maria's nursing home, stated that she tells everyone it's a great Monday and is glad she gets to spend this special day with her family and coworkers.
Ms. Morera shares updates with her 16,000 fans on social media site X, where she keeps up an active presence. She tweeted "Good morning, world" on her birthday. I become 117 years old today. I've come this far today.
The Guinness World Record took to Instagram to wish Maria Branyas Morera, who made the world record for living a long time.
It was shared almost 21 hours ago. It has received close to 1.9 lakh likes since then, and the total keeps rising. The post has also garnered a ton of comments from users.
About Maria Branyas Morera:
Born in San Francisco, California, on March 4, 1907, Maria moved back to Spain with her family when she was eight years old, eventually settling in Catalonia. Living through both the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) and the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, Maria claimed to have "very bad memories" of both events.
Researchers are currently examining Ms. Morera's physique to learn more about the factors that contribute to a long life. She has provided samples of her blood, urine, and saliva, which will be compared to those of her 80-year-old daughter. Researchers aim to create medications that fight age-related illnesses by examining Ms. Morera's genes.
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