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Those We Lost in 2012
 Those We Lost in 2012 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Those We Lost in 2012

Whitney Houston, Joe Paterno, Dick Clark, Ravi Shankar

(Newser) - Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." A look at some of the notables who died in 2012:
  • Etta James, 73. Blues singer best known for her enduring classic "At Last."
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Georgia Woman Now World's Oldest Person (Again)

Besse Cooper is closing in on her 115th birthday

(Newser) - The world's oldest person is now Besse Cooper of Georgia, at 114 years and 230 days, reports CNN . She gains the Guinness Book of World Records title with the passing of Brazil's Maria Gomes Valentim, who was just shy of her 115th birthday. Cooper actually held the title...

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