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Re: What do you believe is the greatest age reached by a human being?

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Originally Posted by CraigD View Post
Although the accepted scientific answer is currently 122.45 years, by Jeanne Calment (1875-1997), many people accept claims of much greater ages.
I agree with Calment and wikipedia. I think it has to be well-verified. If not then we might as well go with the unsubstantiated claim:

"Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died."

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