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12 Siblings In Spain Break World Record With Combined Age of Over 1,058 Years
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By Ben Hooper
Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A family of 12 sib- lings in Spain were awarded a Guinness World Record when their combined age was confirmed as 1,058 years and 249 days.
The Hernandez- Perez siblings, who grew up and still live in the town of Moya on the island of Gran
Canaria, range in age from 76 to 97.
"We never thought we'd break a world record," the family, composed of seven brothers and five sisters, said in a
statement to Guinn ess World Records.
"It all started as a joke during a fami- ly reunion in June. Then, after seeing a newspaper arti-
cle titled '12 sib- lings count more than 1000 years,' we started gather- ing information and reached out to Guinness World Records," the statement said.
The oldest sib- ling, Jose Hernandez-Perez, will turn 98 in December. The youngest, Luis Hernandez-Perez, turned 76 in April.
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