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If you’ve never seen a post byTim Urban, you’re in for a treat. Pour a cuppa and enjoy. Then come back and read my ramblings on the subject and add yours in the comments.

The one thing I noticed, while looking at his lifespan chart, was that the older lifespans average about the same as the modern ones.We always think that everyone died really young back in the day. We think that because we’re always told that by everyone – sort of an urban myth expounded with pride in all that we’ve accompli...