Kin & Gin
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Twin sisters, Kin and Gin (born August 1, 1892 in Nagoya, Japan), celebrated their 107th birthdays in 1999 before Kin passed away at age 107 years, 5 months and 22 days on January 23, 2000. Gin celebrated her 108th birthday in August, 2000 and died peacefully in her sleep on February 28, 2001 at the age of 108 years, 6 months, 28 days. By the way, Kin (who was the older of the two sisters) means gold and Gin means silver in Japanese. They are the only twins to ever each live to be at least 107 years old.

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The twin demons Kin and Gin's names mean gold and silver and also reference this famous pair of Japanese twins.