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[–] grue@lemmy.world 113 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Of the ~100 billion humans who have ever lived, ~8 billion of them are still alive. Therefore, your chance of dying is only 92%, not 100%.

[–] Funkytom467@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Yeah but no one of them survived the ~~116th~~ 122th year.

[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

These things are always subject to challenge but as I understand the oldest 'verified' person to have ever lived was 122 when they died.

[–] Funkytom467@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Ho yes you're right, just checked and that was Jeanne Calment.

[–] DanglingFury@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I'm going full Bilbo Baggins is i make it to 111 years old

[–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] diffcalculus@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Not if Mike Tyson says it

[–] Octopus1348@lemy.lol 5 points 8 months ago

Big (soft) brain moment

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 8 months ago

Who knows, at some point we might figure out how to stop/reverse aging, so your chance of dying (in the foreseeable future) is not 100%, only very close to it