World's oldest living woman, 116, eats bacon every day

The favorite breakfast meat even adorned the Brooklyn's woman's birthday cake this year.|

The secret to a long life? It appears to be bacon.the world's oldest living person. Known as 'T' (short for auntie) by her 100 nieces and nephews, the Brooklyn resident starts each day off with a slice of crispy bacon with her eggs.

At least, this seems to be the case with 116-year-old Susannah Mushatt Jones,

Jones laughs at the warnings by dietitians, saying 'she'll eat bacon all day long.' Her most recent birthday cake was even adorned with her favorite breakfast meat. her ability to live without.

Of course, bacon isn't her only secret to living 116 years. When asked how she's lived for so long, Jones said, 'Sleep!' She also never drinks or smokes. She was only married for five years and never had any children. She never partied or wore makeup. She never dyed her hair. Her family says that Jones's real secret to longevity is

Still, we think her daily bacon contributed to her long, happy life.

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