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Twin brothers celebrate their 100th birthday

They're twins, roommates and Friday, they celebrated a very special day together — their 100th birthday.
George Martin (left) and Jim Martin (right) recently celebrated their 100th birthday. (WJZ)

BALTMORE, Md. (WJZ) — They're twins, roommates and Friday, they celebrated a very special day together — their 100th birthday.

Identical twins George and Jim Martin have packed a lot into their 100 years of life.

George: "Sail boats."

Jim: "And flew airplanes"

George: "Boxed for a couple years."

Jim: "And one time we flew under the Brooklyn Bridge"

That last one might not be true, but these two have certainly kept their sense of humor and lived life to the fullest.

"I like to go places, do things and keep active,” George said.

The two were born just minutes apart on Nov. 15, 1919.

"I don't feel old,” Jim said.

They spent most of their life right in Baltimore.

"I'm a city person,” George said. “I'm no country boy."

The two would serve their country during World War II.

Jim in the United States Merchant Marine. George in the United States Army, where he would lose his arm in a training exercise — an accident that introduced him to his wife, Ruth.

"She was my nurse. I looked at her, she looked at me and that was it. Boom,” George said.

Ruth passed away a few years ago and it was at that time that Jim and George decided to move back in together.

"Dad said, ‘Oh, I've roomed with my brother before,’ but I said, ‘Dad that was 80 years ago,’" said son George Martin III.

But these two are partners in crime.

"How they made it to 100 sometimes is beyond me, because I think they were just ornery enough to outlive everybody,” George’s son said.

But if you ask Jim and George, their secret is in the way they lived their life.

"Go places and see things and meet as many people as you can. Be active,” George said.

Another tip from the guys — don't overeat.

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