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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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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The lifespan of mammals is about 1 and a half billion heartbeats.
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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 oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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The oldest living person smoked cigarettes from the age of 21 to 117.
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