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The world's oldest person died Friday at the age of 115. Active until the end, Gertrude Baines spent her time watching her favorite TV program, ''The Jerry Springer Show" and eating her favorite foods: bacon, fried chicken and ice cream.

Today is Friday, Oct. 17, the 291st day of 2008. Today's birthdays include the oldest person ever to join the Saturday Night Live cast. Our picture of the day seems like a bad idea.

Terry Peterson has accomplished the unthinkable! At the age of 54, the man they call the UniGeezer has become the oldest person ever to pedal a unicycle 100 miles.

Born: July 18, 1921
He served 24 years in the U.S. Senate but is best known as the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962 and the oldest person to ever fly in space in 1998.