Content tagged with “aging” under “The Interesting List”

“ A tortoise living on a remote island is so old there are pictures of him 136 years apart. ”

“ Jean Calumet was supposedly 122 when she died. However, a Russian scientist has long-claimed that ‘Jean’ is actually Jean’s daughter, impersonating her mother. ”

“ A researcher found that many records of people living over 100 years were concentrated in places that had no birth records and high rates of pension fraud. ”

“ A big predictor of whether someone will live to age 110 seems to be their birth into a region lacking accurate, preserved birth certificates that could prove their age wrong. ”

“ Research suggests that simply by being physically stronger, you’re likely to live longer. ”