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Only 3 men have ever lived past their 115th birthday in recorded history. It certainly feels like there's some sort of a hard biological cap. Otherwise you'd t
by JauntTrooper 9y ago
Only 3 men have ever lived past their 115th birthday in recorded history.
It certainly feels like there's some sort of a hard biological cap. Otherwise you'd think there'd at least be the occasional outlier due to statistical chance. Mortality increases extremely quickly from age 90 to 110.
- gozur88 9y agoThe most likely culprit, IMO is the anti-cancer function of the immune system. You take cell damage at a relatively predictable rate (at least, on the low end), and once enough damaged cells have been destroyed by the immune system you start to run out in vital areas.