Unreal - born in 1870 apparently. His documents have been verified in Indonesia, but not yet independently apparently. I guess if that happens then he will beat the record for the oldest person in the world by a considerable margin.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...st-man-8713222
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...st-man-8713222





Not really. It's just that generally, especially in science and health-related fields, if a claim is made that is particularly unusual it's the norm to confirm it before accepting it as fact.