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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tom_Parr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tom_Parr He existed and even thrived on a diet of “subrancid cheese and milk in ev
by stefap2 10y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tom_Parr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tom_Parr
He existed and even thrived on a diet of “subrancid cheese and milk in every form, coarse and hard bread and small drink, generally sour whey”, as William Harvey wrote. … "On this sorry fare, but living in his home, free from care, did this poor man attain to such length of days".
Thomas Howard brought him to London to meet King Charles I.
Parr was treated as a spectacle in London, but the change in food and environment apparently led to his death.
- bykovich 10y agoThe third section of this article states that Parr was likely under 70 when he died and that his birth records may have been confused with those of his grandfather.
- vkou 10y agoGiven the well-documented rarity of modern centenarians [1][2], it's highly likely that Old Tom Parr did not live to be 150 years old - and is much more likely that his documented age is due to errors in recordkeeping. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenarian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenarian [2] http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/world/asia/15japan.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/world/asia/15japan.html