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Guinness shaves years off centenarian
March 25, 2011
The Guinness Book of World Records says it has disproved an Ohio woman's claim to be 119 years old -- and thus the oldest person now alive.
Fox renews 'The Simpsons' animated sitcom for twenty-third season
November 12, 2010
Fox says it has renewed its U.S. animated sitcom "The Simpsons" for a 23rd season.
British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen to lend voice to 'The Simpsons'
September 19, 2009
British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen will lend his voice to a character on the U.S. animated TV series "The Simpsons," a series official says.
'Simpsons' episode parodies Iraq war
October 25, 2006
A Halloween episode of "The Simpsons" will air just days before November's midterm elections with a politically sensitive parody of the war in Iraq.
'The Simpsons' beats 'South Park' for animated Emmy Award
August 20, 2006
"The Simpsons" have won an Emmy for a prime time cartoon at a Los Angeles ceremony, beating a "South Park" episode lampooning Scientology and Tom Cruise.