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Supercentenarian and remarkable age records exhibit patterns indicative of clerical errors and pension fraud
“ 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. ”
Did People Used To Look Older?
“ A wide-ranging look at if people used to look older for their age, and why people tend to look how we think they should, or vice-versa. ”
Jonathan the 190-Year-Old Tortoise Was Photographed in 1886 and Today
“ A tortoise living on a remote island is so old there are pictures of him 136 years apart. ”
To Delay Death, Lift Weights
“ Research suggests that simply by being physically stronger, you’re likely to live longer. ”
“ 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. ”
Supercentenarians and the oldest-old are concentrated into regions with no birth certificates and short lifespans
“ 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. ”
“ An older male runner has been accused for many years of cheating his marathon times. (Two weeks after this article was published, he was found dead in an LA river in a suspected suicide.) ”