the world's oldest living man has declared he has no special secrets to pass on about his longevity as he celebrated turning 112 John tenniswood who was born in Liverpool on 26th of August 1912 told the Guinness World Records he had no idea at all why he had lived so long the lifelong Liverpool fan who lives at a care home in Southport became the world's oldest living man in April when a 114-year-old Juan vente Perez MOA died he said he had been quite active as a youngster and did a lot of walking but believed he was no different to anyone else adding you either live long or you live short and you can't do much about it Mr tenniswood who was born the year the Titanic sank said he would be taking turning 112 in my stride like anything else why I've lived that long I have no idea at all he said I can't think of any special Secrets I have I was quite active as a youngster I did a lot of walking whether that had something to do with it I don't know but to me I'm no different no different at all Mr tenniswood was born 20 years after his favorite football club Liverpool was founded and has lived through all but two of the Red's 66 Top Flight trophies having missed the first two League titles in 1901 and 1906 he was two at the outbreak of World War War I and had just celebrated his 27th birthday when World War II began he served in an administrative role for the Army payor locating stranded soldiers and organizing food supplies and is now the world's oldest surviving male W Buu veteran he met his wife blodwen at a dance in Liverpool and they married in 1942 their daughter Susan was born in 1943 and the couple enjoyed 44 years together before Mrs tenniswood died in 1986 after World War II he worked as an accountant for shell and BP before retiring in 1972 he said that Beyond eating a portion of fish and chips every Friday he did not follow any particular regime I eat what they give me and so does everybody else he said I don't have a special diet since turning 100 in 2012 he has received an annual birthday card from the monarch first from the late Queen Elizabeth II who was his Junior by almost 14 years and then from King Charles III asked whether he thought the world had changed much since his childhood he said it was no better in my opinion or hardly any better than it was then probably in some places it is but in other places it's worse he added the oldest man ever was jiroemon Kimura from Japan who lived to the age of6 years 54 days and died in 2013 the world's oldest living woman and oldest living person is Japan's 116-year-old Tomo Iuka subscribe for more updates