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A 116-year-old Ukrainian goat herd claims his long life is down to never having had sex with a woman.

Grigoriy Nestor, from the village of Stariy Yarichev, close to capital Kiev, said: "According to my Christian beliefs there is no sex before marriage, so I never had a wife.

"People that were not married like me live longer. People who get married just argue all the time, and that's not good for your health.

"I believe that's why I have lived so long, that and the fact I have never been curious.

"People who know too much always come to a nasty end. Better to stay stupid and not wonder too much about anything."

He told local newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda he had only been to school twice when he had visited his local primary school for two days and learned to write his name.

He added: "The less you know, the longer you live. Ignorance is long life and happiness."

His entire life has been spent tending his goats, he said.