RIP: Thomas Parr, 1483-1635

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RIP: Thomas Parr, 1483-1635

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Have you heard of him? He's buried in Westminister Abbey and became 152 frickin years old.

What do you think of that, is it possible yet incredible, or do you think it's bunk?

Some links:
http://www.darwincountry.org/category.php3?trail=2908

Here's a somewhat nutty health site too, that could possibly spawn a mini-topic:
http://healthy-natural-body.freeyellow.com/p48.htm

Anyway, we ought to get some DNA samples from his body and see what made him tick, if this is true that is.
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If true he lived through the entire fucking renaissance. That guy saw the rise of fucking gunpowder
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Alyrium Denryle wrote:If true he lived through the entire fucking renaissance. That guy saw the rise of fucking gunpowder
Now THAT's what I call a Renaissance Man!
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Alyrium Denryle wrote:If true he lived through the entire fucking renaissance. That guy saw the rise of fucking gunpowder
Actually, he was born about 150 years after it started to become popular in Europe. The first illustration of a cannon is ca. 1300.
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Re: RIP: Thomas Parr, 1483-1635

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His Divine Shadow wrote:Have you heard of him? He's buried in Westminister Abbey and became 152 frickin years old.

What do you think of that, is it possible yet incredible, or do you think it's bunk?
More likely poor record keeping that 152. I suppose it's possible but from what I understand 120 is about the most a person can live without serious repairs down to the genetic level. Like I said, possible but more likely a clerical error.
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