• Question: what is the longest someone has ever lived for... and how?

    Asked by shahreenaziz to Emma, Jimmy, Janet, Niall, Simon on 18 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: James Holloway

      James Holloway answered on 18 Mar 2013:

      Apparently it was a women called Jeanne Calment who lived to 122 years and 164 days. Impressive!

    • Photo: Niall Crawford

      Niall Crawford answered on 18 Mar 2013:

      Probably a healthy diet, good exercise, and not fighting with any gun owners.

    • Photo: Emma Ashley

      Emma Ashley answered on 19 Mar 2013:

      It’s probably also to do with your genes and whether you’re likely to develop certain diseases (predisposition to certain disease). Genes and the environment (like Niall said) contribute to your life expectancy!

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