According to the Guinness Book of World Records at what age did Jeanne Louise Calment die?
Correct answer: 122 years and 164 days
Player Ejag
Have an aunt who is 105 and 6 months. Still has all her faculties but has trouble getting around, finally decided to try a walker! She is lonely though—not many visitors. Always excited when I telephone her. I question why science is allowing our lives to be longer, but for what? To be warehoused in an old folks home? Makes you stop and think!
Player #15883601
when you get to 117. Is it really necessary to quit smoking ?? lol
Player #21374632
Player #15913078, my parents were told that when i was born ,less than 2 pounds at birth and sick,,that i would not live for 24 hours,, that good doctor is long time gone and here i am 75 years later, a retired nurse, gardener, painter , mother of 4, etc, ,we really don’t know what is ahead,,
Player #7790023
Tough old gal!
Player #6852065
Player #7790023, I drink wine, eat lots of chocolate and don't smoke. At age 65, I don't imagine I'll live another 58 years to break her record.
KookyOrangutan5005
my husbands grandma will be 105 on her birthday in November!!
Celadon
Ah ha! Another reason to eat a lot of chocolate! Yum.
Firescrewdriver1
Player #K, gave up smoking at 117!
PuzzledSurvivor
No one wants to outlive all their Children, it is not in the nature of human development.
zjones480
Firescrewdriver1, I wonder how many cigarettes she smoked a day? and for how long I think I will wait until I'm at least 112 before I quit.
Loulou
it's really mostly genetics and luck. So many young supposedly healthy individuals dying of cancer. There is no rhyme or reason
Player #120374466
Alpo, The Bible tells us in Genesis why we die, but also gives a prophetic clue of the means of reversing that death sentence.
Player #120374466
Player Ejag, Actually we are made to live forever on this planet. One day God will allow that to happen for righteous hearted people
CH3No2
The founder of the company I work for just passed away at 102 yrs old. His wife is still alive at 101 and doing great. He was a fighter pilot in WW2 and started a trucking company 76 years ago. Amazing man.
Mary
Player #6852065, Same here. I pray I don't. Not in this world.
LMNOP
Player Ejag, wouldn’t it be so cool if we could add those extra 50 years to the FIRST half of our life, instead of the last? I agree with you, who wants to be an old person for an extra 50 years?
Judi
Alpo, we age because of imperfect replication of cells. Like an IBM copy machine, if you make a copy of a copy of a copy, each generation is inferior to the previous one.
Alpo
zjones480, We weren't meant to die at all. Our bodies were made to regenerate and science does not know why we age.
Uncle Fester
Player #21374632, I too weighed 2 lbs at birth in 1957, came 2 months early according to the doc. Lived in the hospital until I was 5 months old and weighed enough to go home. My dad said he took me home in a shoebox for I was so tiny. A psychiatrist friend of mine said this is why I went into the medical field for I feel the hospital is my home and all the nurses are my “momma”. lol
lizouche
zjones480, good! quiting is probably what killed her! 😁🌺
Ellf300
My great grandmother lived to be 111 years old. Sharp until the day she passed. Very astounding! I should be so blessed. 🥰
Hozefa Ali
That means she smoke even after she broke her bone😅
Me4222
Player #21374632, that’s brilliant ❤️
Tammy
Celadon, I don't think it was only because of the chocolate, that would be silly
ladyjaede
nja2323, what was there to get upset about? That's silly!
Mai
Player Ejag, indeed
Vlad
no wonder she lived that long, it's because she lived the life she wanted to and did a lot of the activities she enjoyed doing, and also didn't had to work that much(at all i quess) due to marrying an wealthy cousin, so she wasn't that stressed like others were and are nowadays
Player #24249441
Player #6852065, never say never...
gorgon
Russian medical beliefs not neseccarily what I would go by, just saying, Slava Ukraina!
Player #50243699
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smarty pants
this woman is proud of her age. most women are embarrassed by their age, the older they get.
jeanie
Sadly my mum died on her 99th birthday last year, her 2 sisters lived well into their 90s as well.
Player #62752956
Player #11860662, I believe in the wisdom of the Bible, but not sure that should be taken literally 😏
Cidha75
Wow what a life she lived 👍🏻
Christine
Player #31581549, Distant Cousin
President Adams
Good thing she quit smoking. It shortens your life.
Jennifer
If the lot of us could also live such a stress free life and not have to worry about working or finances, I guarantee we would live longer as well.
Leebo13
She also claimed to be sitting on her only wrinkle.
Christine Laurin
Genetics plays a huge role in longevity! It’s not the only thing contributing but it’s a huge thing
Gol
at age 117 quit smoking and she died 5 years later, strange.