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"Blue Zones" were considered places where people have exceptionally long lifespans. It turns out they are not real. It's people committing pension fraud. (www.ucl.ac.uk)
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[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 40 points 1 month ago (10 children)

But most people don’t lose count of their age...

You would be amazed. Looking at the UK Biobank data, even people in mid-life routinely don't remember how old they are, or how old they were when they had their children. There are similar stats from the US.

Can verify. I'm closing in on 50 and I forget my actual age all the damned time, as well as the ages of my family members.

[–] Babs@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I do some quick math using my birth year, and when people ask how old I am I reference eastern european countries that no longer exist.

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My go-to will be Yugoslavia from now on, haha

[–] Babs@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago

Back in my day we had two Germanies and one Soviet Union, and that's the way we liked it!

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