A 102-year-old Italian woman has survived a plunge from a fourth-story window at her nursing home. In fact, she suffered no bone fractures, just a few scratches.

Doctors called it a miracle.

A hospital spokesman credited “good Mediterranean food and olive oil” for the miracle.

Yes, you have to figure that if you eat enough pasta and cannoli and lasagna and such, you’re bound to bounce before you break.

Posted at May 11, 2004 11:52 AM