The oldest man in the U.S. has died at age 112.
George Frances of San Francisco has been described as the man of 3 centuries because he lived in the 19th, 20th and the first eight years of the 21st.
He is survived by 16 great-great grandchildren. (That's particularly amazing for a lot of us who were born over 50 years after our great-great grandparents' deaths.)
George Frances managed to vote in our recent presidential election, which proves you can get to the polls if you are determined…
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