Mx. Eddie R on Nostr: I knew about the lost/nonexistent birth certificates (many "super-agers" are just ...
I knew about the lost/nonexistent birth certificates (many "super-agers" are just lying or wrong about when they were born), but hidden deaths are a new one on me. Not surprising, but new.
This is one hell of an article:
"Dr Saul Newman has uncovered the “secret” to living to 110"
(Spoiler: it's 'poor record-keeping')
https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/dr-saul-newman-has-uncovered-secret-living-110
Money quote: "Dr Newman’s research was supported by a 2010 Japanese government review which found 82 percent of people over 100 years old in Japan were actually already dead – including the country’s oldest man, whose corpse had been hidden by his daughter while she pocketed his pension for 30 years."
Published at
2026-10-04 15:06:39 UTCEvent JSON
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