Submitted by PineappleBetter8444 t3_126tg8f in todayilearned
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eigelstein t1_jebbatd wrote
TIL that 38 is almost beeing middle aged. Made me feel a billion years old.
PineappleBetter8444 OP t1_jebtq0t wrote
The perspective is incredible. By the turn of the century, she was already 90+ years old and experienced a ton of cultural revolutions and turnover. She was so old that many people born after her had already lived and died. Incredible
BrokenEye3 t1_jecosja wrote
Makes sense. If they were 116 and born in 1934, that'd just be weird.
RedSonGamble t1_jec76lh wrote
Earth years or in dog years?
arbivark t1_jecg9zp wrote
my dog turned 3 so we bought him his first beer.
there could be someone older than 116 who is just more discreet.
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tplgigo t1_jecpzok wrote
I'll beat that by at least 5 years.
BrokenEye3 t1_jedx78t wrote
You're gonna be born in 1902?
tplgigo t1_jeey8on wrote
No, I'm 69 now.
BrokenEye3 t1_jeh4t86 wrote
Nice
_who_is_they_ t1_jecy1mw wrote
It's amazing how much can happen over a lifetime.
mbmbmb01 t1_jedqxvk wrote
Thanks for doing the complicated arithmetic for us!
Greenfire32 t1_jefxbs4 wrote
wait, you're telling me that a 116 year old was born 116 years ago?
woah.
snusd0san t1_jeaxz0y wrote
Imagine having lived during the time of the Ottoman Empire, Austro-Hungarian empire and imperial Russia and still alive today. She was almost middle aged during when WW2 ended. Amazing.
She's French. Interestingly enough the oldest verified human in history was also a French woman, at 122.