Kicker - Simple farmer, spectacular birthday

MARY REICHARD, HOST: A man from Venezuela recently set a world record.

He would be the first to tell you he’s just a simple farmer. Nothing special. Just a hardworking man now in retirement.

Juan Vincente Mora says he’s motivated by “the love of God” and “the love of family.”

But there’s something quite extraordinary about his life and it’s that when he first began working the fields in Venezuela—Allied forces were defending freedom in World War I!

Mora was born in 1909, as one of 10 children.

And according to Guinness World Records, he is now the oldest man on earth. He turns 113 years old one week from today.

Feliz cumpleaños, Juan!

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