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Oct. 30 2009 - 4:28 am | 2 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments

AFP: Somali centenarian weds 17-year-old

By JEFF HOARD

MOGADISHU — A man claiming to be 112 married a 17-year-old at a ceremony in central Somalia, his sixth wedding in total but his first in three quarters of a century, he said Thursday.

via AFP: Somali centenarian weds 17-year-old.

Thank you AFP…now tell me more because I don’t believe you, especially after you add.

According to statistics by international aid and development agencies, the average life expectancy of a Somali male is 47.

Regardless, something ain’t right with this story.

 
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