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Ivy Bean is a great-grandmother with a difference. At 102 years old she has joined the social-networking revolution and become the oldest person on Facebook.
The former mill worker, who was born in Bradford in 1905, showed an interest in the Web site after hearing care workers at her home talk about the phenomenon.
Although Mrs. Bean currently only has nine Facebook friends, she said she “loves being online” and is hoping for many more.
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