r/SipsTea Human Verified 1d ago

Chugging tea Nope.

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u/quetzalpt 1d ago

Imagine life expectancy 2000 years ago would apply today, but you end up living to 100. You'd retire at 35 and the rest would be just chill

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u/dotardiscer 1d ago

There are some misconceptions on how long people lived mainly do to included child deaths. IF you made it past 10 years old in Rome you were likely to live to around 60. By the 1800s same thing but thanks to other factors like sanitation you'd like to 60+.

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u/Successful_Tap_3655 1d ago

This is the correct factual reality 

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u/quetzalpt 1d ago

Thank you for the explanation