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Some of the earliest writing we have is about attempts to live longer. Epic of Gilgamesh, Egyptian tombs.....
by ktRolster 10y ago
Some of the earliest writing we have is about attempts to live longer. Epic of Gilgamesh, Egyptian tombs.....
- melling 10y agoYeah, I'm not really sure why this story always gets the same reaction on HN; it does occur in some form a few times a year. If a few rich people figure out how to add an extra decade or two onto their lifespan, I'm sure several billion other people will gain some of the benefits in this century alone. At the very least, hopefully some of the research will contribute to our basic understanding of the human body.
- seanmcdirmid 10y agoQin huangshi (China's first emperor) was famous for this, so much that he died taking mercury to prolong is life.
- yorwba 10y agoNitpick: He was Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇), which literally means "First Emperor of Qin". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang