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100-year-old Pennsylvania woman says the secret to long life is ‘a lot of booze’

Everyone wants to live a long life, and to do so we’re told we should exercise, eat our fruits and veggies, and abstain from drinking and smoking. Which, of course, is good advice.

Everyone wants to live a long life, and to do so we're told we should exercise, eat our fruits and veggies, and abstain from drinking and smoking. Which, of course, is good advice.

But one Pennsylvania woman, 100-year-old Pauline Spagnola, has some advice that's a little different, but nonetheless simple. Her secret: Just go ahead and drink "a lot of booze."