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Mexican grandmother graduates from primary school at age 100

Mexico City: You're never too old to learn: Mexican grandmother Manuela Hernandez has finally graduated from primary school - at the age of 100.

Born in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca in June 1913, the year before World War One began, she left primary school after just a year to help her poor family with household chores.

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