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My neighbour is a fifty year old guy and his grandfather was born in the 1860's. Both the grandfather and father had kids with much younger women. Funny how we'

My neighbour is a fifty year old guy and his grandfather was born in the 1860's. Both the grandfather and father had kids with much younger women. Funny how we're closer to the past than we think.

MenhirMike 3y ago
John Tyler was born on March 29, 1790 and served as the 10th President of the USA from 1841-1845. His Grandson, Harrison Ruffin Tyler (Born November 9, 1928), is still alive today.
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- jrussino 3y ago
  According to Wikipedia, John died in 1862 and Harrison was born in 1928. So he never met his grandfather. It makes me wonder - who is the oldest "directly-known" person? Maybe there's a better term for this. What I mean is, of all of the currently-living people, who is the person that one of them actually met who was born the earliest?
  - ghghgfdfgh 3y ago
    If you think about it, there are about a couple of hundred super-centenarians (110 or older) alive[1]. Surely at least one of them met a very old relative when they were young - for example, when I was 9, I met a great uncle who was 100 years old. Taking into account life expectancy, if you assume at least one of them has met someone 85 years older than them, that means this oldest "directly known person" would have been born at least 195 years ago (1829). Which means there’s a good chance someone alive has met someone born in the 1820’s. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercentenarian#Incidence https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercentenarian#Incidence
  - jl6 3y ago
    > Maybe there's a better term for this. Seems to be the rule used in Coco.
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robertlagrant 3y ago
> Funny how we're closer to the past than we think. I really love this recording[0] from 1941 of a photographer born in 1843, talking about the American West. It's one of Youtube's many gems. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2ab5nv4Suc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2ab5nv4Suc (video)
- jackcosgrove 3y ago
  There's also this video interview of Bertrand Russell, whose grandfather met Napoleon as a young member of Parliament. https://youtu.be/4OXtO92x5KA https://youtu.be/4OXtO92x5KA
ajmurmann 3y ago
My grandpa's mother worked as a servant in a castle that I only know as a burned-out ruin and my grandpa fought in Stalingrad as a teenager. Unfathomable

My neighbour is a fifty year old guy and his grandfather was born in the 1860's. Both the grandfather and father had kids with much younger women. Funny how we're closer to the past than we think.

MenhirMike 3y ago

John Tyler was born on March 29, 1790 and served as the 10th President of the USA from 1841-1845. His Grandson, Harrison Ruffin Tyler (Born November 9, 1928), is still alive today.

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jrussino 3y ago
According to Wikipedia, John died in 1862 and Harrison was born in 1928. So he never met his grandfather. It makes me wonder - who is the oldest "directly-known" person? Maybe there's a better term for this. What I mean is, of all of the currently-living people, who is the person that one of them actually met who was born the earliest?
- ghghgfdfgh 3y ago
  If you think about it, there are about a couple of hundred super-centenarians (110 or older) alive[1]. Surely at least one of them met a very old relative when they were young - for example, when I was 9, I met a great uncle who was 100 years old. Taking into account life expectancy, if you assume at least one of them has met someone 85 years older than them, that means this oldest "directly known person" would have been born at least 195 years ago (1829). Which means there’s a good chance someone alive has met someone born in the 1820’s. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercentenarian#Incidence https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercentenarian#Incidence
- jl6 3y ago
  > Maybe there's a better term for this. Seems to be the rule used in Coco.

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robertlagrant 3y ago

> Funny how we're closer to the past than we think. I really love this recording[0] from 1941 of a photographer born in 1843, talking about the American West. It's one of Youtube's many gems. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2ab5nv4Suc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2ab5nv4Suc (video)

jackcosgrove 3y ago
There's also this video interview of Bertrand Russell, whose grandfather met Napoleon as a young member of Parliament. https://youtu.be/4OXtO92x5KA https://youtu.be/4OXtO92x5KA

ajmurmann 3y ago

My grandpa's mother worked as a servant in a castle that I only know as a burned-out ruin and my grandpa fought in Stalingrad as a teenager. Unfathomable