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posted by on Saturday January 21 2017, @07:23AM   Printer-friendly
from the never-underestimate-the-power-of-bacon dept.

Bacon News: Woman Says Bacon Helped Her Celebrate 109 Years

A 109-year-old woman from southern Illinois has some advice for living a long life.

"I never smoked a cigarette in my life, I never drank liquor in my life, and I had one husband for 43 years," said Ruth Benjamin. "And I love bacon!

Some of our readers may not know that 'Bacon News' was once a contender here.


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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 21 2017, @03:59PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 21 2017, @03:59PM (#456995)

    All the other bacon eaters who died prematurely aren't around to credit bacon for their early deaths. This is literally a case of survivor bias. [wikipedia.org]

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