Oldest man dies at 112!!! Said the odd tipple is great!

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Friday January 4 8:54 AM ET

World's Oldest Man Dies at Age 112

ROME (Reuters) - The world's oldest man, 112-year-old Antonio Todde, died overnight on the Italian island of Sardinia, relatives said Friday.

Todde, a shepherd on the rocky hills around the town of Nuoro until he became housebound in the last four years of his life, had been due to celebrate his 113th birthday on Jan. 22.

Born in a tiny mountain village the same year as the Eiffel Tower was erected in 1889, Todde was recognized as the world's oldest man by the Guinness Book of Records last year.

``Before he was always out and about,'' his granddaughter Vanni told Reuters on Friday. ``He had a calm, hard-working life, he was always very close to his family.''

Vanni said her grandfather started to feel unwell just two days ago and stopped eating. ``His blood pressure fell and he left us without a murmur.''

Todde, who lived on a simple diet of pasta, vegetable soup and the occasional steak, had said that the secret to his longevity was the odd tipple.

``Just love your brother and drink a good glass of red wine every day,'' he was quoted as saying when he celebrated his birthday last year.

``You take one day after the other, you just go on.''

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