Longevity Facts

There was a man named Li Ching-Yuen, a Chinese herbalist and martial artist, who allegedly lived 197 - 256 years. There's even an official document from the Chinese government congratulating him on his 150th birthday in 1827.

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There are still 5 people living who were born in the 1800s - and they're all women.

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There is a genetic disease called Laron syndrome that results in short stature, longer life expectancy, and near immunity to cancer and diabetes - amongst other things.

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Japan's Okinawa Island has more than 450 people living above the age of 100, and is known as the healthiest place on Earth.

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A study conducted by the University of Hawaii revealed that shorter men live longer lives.

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The oldest living person smoked cigarettes from the age of 21 to 117.

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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.

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According to official documents, Luo Meizhen was born in 1885, which would make her 127 years old when she died in 2013 and the oldest person ever to have lived.

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