Who lived more than 300 years?

According to one tradition, Epimenides of Crete (7th, 6th centuries BC) lived nearly 300 years.

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Did anyone live for 300 years?

The current record for human lifespan is held by Jeanne Calment, who lived to be 122 years and 164 days old. While this is an impressive achievement, it is still far from the 300-year mark. In fact, there is currently no scientific evidence to suggest that it is possible for humans to live for such a long time.

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Can humans live for 1,000 years?

Age gap. Some scientists believe that within the next few decades, it could be possible for humans to live 1,000 years or more. Normally, as time passes, our cells undergo changes: Our DNA mutates, cells stop dividing, and harmful junk—by-products of cellular activity—builds up.

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Who has lived the longest in history?

Jeanne Calment

Jeanne Louise Calment, the world's longest living person (who died at the age of 122) was born in Arles, France on February 21, 1875 and died on August 4, 1997 in a nursing home in Arles.

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Who is the oldest man ever to live?

Jiroemon Kimura

Jiroemon Kimura from Japan is considered the oldest man in history, reaching an age of 116 years and 54 days.

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Who lived more than 600 years?

Tiresias, the blind seer of Thebes, over 600 years.

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Has anyone lived in 3 centuries?

Neve lived at Saint Peter Port on the island of Guernsey in the English Channel. She was also the first proven individual whose life spanned three centuries (18th to the 20th centuries).

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Has anyone lived 150 years?

Jeanne Calment set the absolute record for long life. She died when she was 122, in 1997. Since then, no one has lived any longer. Vijg's team looked at global databases on lifespan and found it peaks at around 100 and then falls back down again.

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Is anyone born in 1800s still alive?

This is a list of the last known verified people born in the 1800's. The last known living person born in the 1800's was Italian woman Emma Morano-Martinuzzi.

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Has any human lived for more than 200 years?

Humans' life expectancy (average) is 70-85 years. However, the oldest verified person (Jeanne Clement, 1875-1997) lived up to 122 years. As a person ages, the telomeres (chromosome ends) tend to become shorter in every consecutive cycle of replication.

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Will humans ever be immortal?

While, as shown with creatures such as hydra and Planarian worms, it is indeed possible for a creature to be biologically immortal, these are animals which are physiologically very different from humans, and it is not known if something comparable will ever be possible for humans.

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How long will humans live in 2050?

For men, the group expects they will live to be 83 to 86 instead of the government's projection of 80 years average life expectancy in 2050. S. Jay Olshansky, co-author of the report, said a few extra years life might not sound important, but it will cost us socially and financially.

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How close are we to immortality?

Scientists say humans could be just seven years away from achieving immortality - and finding a way to live forever. Computer scientist Ray Kurzweil says immortality could be possible by 2030, reports indy100.

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Can a person live for 500 years?

Scientists have found a way to lengthen worms' lives so much, if the process works in humans, we might all soon be living for 500 years. They've discovered a "double mutant" technique, when applied to nematode worms, makes them live five times longer than usual.

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Who is the first person born?

Homo habilis, sometimes known as "handyman", was one of the oldest known humans and lived between 2.4 million and 1.4 million years ago in Eastern and Southern Africa.

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How did people live so long?

Most researchers chalk up our supersized life span to the advent of vaccines, antibiotics and other medical advances, the development of efficient urban sanitation systems, and the availability of fresh, nutritious vegetables and fruit year-round.

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Is there a day no one was born?

February 3rd is the only day where no one in history has ever been born. Despite much scientific study, there is no explanation for this phenomena. Historically it has been referred to as “the empty day” or “nobody's birthday”.

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Who is the oldest person in the world 157 years old?

Zaro Agha enjoyed extreme popularity while was alive. He was born in 1774, according to population registers, and died on June 30, 1934 (Figure 1). He died at the age of 157 years, and is claimed to be one of the longest-living humans ever [3, 4].

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Who was the last person to be born in 1999?

STAMFORD -- Ten years ago, at 10:21 p.m. on New Year's Eve in 1999, Keisha Nielsen gave birth to the last Stamford baby of the century. Destiny Day Nielsen was delivered and wrapped in a millennium blanket less than two hours before the ball dropped and the new decade began.

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How many 100 year olds are alive in Australia?

Now Australia has 3700 people aged over 100. By 2050, Australia will have over 50,000 people aged 100 and over.

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How long will Gen Z live?

The average life expectancy of baby boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z are different. Compared to the 70-year life expectancy of baby boomers and the 85-year life expectancy of Gen X, Gen Z is predicted to have a life expectancy of over 100 years.

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Who was the oldest person in the 1600s?

Thomas "Old Tom" Parr ( c. 1482/1483 (reputedly) – 13 November 1635) was an Englishman who was said to have lived for 152 years.

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Who was the last person alive from the 1700's?

There's no way to know for sure, but Margaret Ann Neve was one of them. Emma Morano was 117 years old when she died in Italy last month. Toward the end of her long life, she held an auspicious, if lonely, place in human history.

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Can you live for a century?

Experts predict that the number of centenarians — people who live to be at least 100 years old — will continue to rise in the coming decades. While genetics play a large role in healthy aging, physical activity, social support and where you live also can influence your chances for living a very long life.

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