Many doctors and a lot of saints say that vegetarianism is a key to the long life. However, an interesting revelation came from a 105-year-old woman named Pearl Cantrell who hails from Richland, Texas that bacon is the key to her long life, reported the Huffingtonpost on May 7, 2013.
Cantrell had told the local news station about her key to the long life, and thus Oscar Meyer Wienermobile met her last week to greet her on her birthday.
Cantrell worked as a physical labor throughout her life and nurtured seven children. She is able to dance at this age as well. Her birthday celebration extended to three days as she was visited by over 200 guests.
During an interview with Abilene-based Big Country Homepage in April, Cantrell said that she loves bacon, she eats it everyday. She added that she doesn’t even feel that she is old.
Quoting Oscar Meyer spokesperson, the Huggintonpost mentioned, “We’ve seen a lot of stories on the road, but nothing quite like this one, so we’re excited to be here.
We know she’s an inspiration. Pearl is an inspiration for the community, and her friends and family. So we had to make a special stop here for her today.”
They gifted her huge case of bacon.
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