66,000 Americans are older than 100 ! ! !

THREE CHEERS FOR THE SENIORS ! !
The most rapid growth in numbers is among the "oldest old." According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are currently 66,000 Americans older than 100, which is 20 times the number of centenarians who were alive in 1960.
Reuters thought it was a news story that there are 40000 Japanese people over 100.
So I guess 66,000 Americans would be an even bigger story? Pass this on to Reuters, and see if they can get a story on Drudge about that.