Blom is older than a 112-year-old Briton named the world’s oldest living man by Guinness World Records, but Blom’s age has not yet been verified
Fredie Blom poses for a portrait while celebrating his 116th birthday at his home in Delft, near Cape Town. Photo: RODGER BOSCH / AFP
Lighting a cigarette, he recalled the 1918 pandemic that left tens of millions dead worldwide including his sister. Blom has spent most of his life working on farms around Cape Town. He met his 86-year old wife, Jeanette, at a dance and won her heart over with his jive moves. “He doesn't know what he's doing,” Blom grumbled, adding that cigarettes were his only birthday wish this year.
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