But WHAT DO THE REAL experts (i.e. CENTENARIANS) SAY?

They are as old or older than s ome monuments—surely they did something right. Here are some unconventional secrets shared by people who lived to the age of 100 and beyond. Pass the bacon and some Scotch!

Kamato Hongo 1887 - 2003 (Two-day naps)

Before her death at age 116 in 2003, Japan’s Kamato Hongo was famous for sleeping for two days then staying awake for two days. Henry Allingham 1896 - 2009 (Wild, wild women) When asked how he had managed to live for so long, Mr Allingham, presumably with a glint in his eye, simply replied: “Cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women.” Misao Okawa 1898 - 2015 (Sushi and sleep) Misao Okawa who was born in 1898, was said to eat lots of sushi and sleep for eight hours a nig ht.

susannah Mushatt Jones 1899 - 2016 (Bacon and eggs)

On her 116th birthday, Susannah Mushatt Jones said she swore by a breakfast of bacon and eggs. She also said she didn’t smoke or drink, and got “lots of sleep.” emma Morano Born: 1899 (Raw eggs every day) Emma Morano attributed her longevity to having left a violent husband in 1938, shortly after the death of her only child at seven months, and to eating three eggs a day for much of her life. ethel lang 1900 - 2015 (Dancing) British Ethel Lang was born in 1900 and lived to 114. She said she never smoked, rarely drank, but loved to dance.

Alice Herz- sommer 1903 - 2014 ( Positivity)

Holocaust survivor Alice Herz- Sommer who lived to 110 said it’s all about being positive. Agnes Fenton Born: 1905 (God and Scotch) Agnes Fenton said on her 110th birthday that she ow ed her longevity to keeping in touch with God— along with a daily do se of three beers and a shot of whisky. Jessie Gallan 1906 - 2015 (Knitting and porridge) When she was 109, Aberdeen’s Jessie Gallan said eating porridge, avoiding men (she never married), and knitting were her secrets to living a long life.