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![met_01SuperCentenarian_120210 Born September 8, 1900, Blanch Arrington Cobb celebrated her 110th birthday in 2010. She lives with her daughter on the Northside in Jacksonville, FL.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/blanche-cobb.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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