ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, bˈɑːɹnɪt wʌz ɪntɹˈiːɡd baɪ tˈuː nˈuːzpeɪpɚɹ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ˌɔn kjˈuːbənz hˌuː wɜː mˈoːɹ ðˌænə sˈɛntʃɚɹi ˈoʊld.
In 1963, Barnet was intrigued by two newspaper articles reporting on Cubans who were more than a century old.