A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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The oldest living person smoked cigarettes from the age of 21 to 117.
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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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The lifespan of mammals is about 1 and a half billion heartbeats.
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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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