From an article, from David Von Drehle in The Free Press 1693821645

Question: What happened to Charlie's father when Charlie was 8 years old?

Question: How did Charlie get money for his road trip from Kansas City to Los Angeles after high school?

Question: What did Charlie study in college and medical school?

Question: How did Charlie manage to remove a patient's tonsils when he realized he had forgotten his medical wire?

Question: What did Charlie do to save a premature baby that was born to a poor family during the Depression?

Question: What did the 99-year-old Charlie do to stay active?

Read the article: The Wit and Wisdom of a 109-Year-Old Man