[Music] most of us will never achieve
most of us will never achieve
most of us will never achieve immortality through fame so maybe
immortality through fame so maybe
immortality through fame so maybe there’s a potion or something we can
there’s a potion or something we can
there’s a potion or something we can drink drink that potion and you’ll never
drink drink that potion and you’ll never
drink drink that potion and you’ll never grow even one day yonder welcome to
grow even one day yonder welcome to
grow even one day yonder welcome to watchmojo.com
five random facts about a fascinating
five random facts about a fascinating topic today we’re counting down five
topic today we’re counting down five
topic today we’re counting down five amazing facts about the pursuit of
amazing facts about the pursuit of
amazing facts about the pursuit of longevity when it comes to longevity
longevity when it comes to longevity
longevity when it comes to longevity there is no short-term fix and a pill or
there is no short-term fix and a pill or
there is no short-term fix and a pill or anything else number five the first
anything else number five the first
anything else number five the first person to live to a thousand may already
person to live to a thousand may already
person to live to a thousand may already be alive
be alive
be alive I am thousands of years old I have been
I am thousands of years old I have been
I am thousands of years old I have been immortal and
I didn’t make a bother with him down a
I didn’t make a bother with him down a Faustian bargain might not actually be
Faustian bargain might not actually be
Faustian bargain might not actually be necessary according to Aubrey de Grey a
necessary according to Aubrey de Grey a
necessary according to Aubrey de Grey a biomedical gerontologist with a flair
biomedical gerontologist with a flair
biomedical gerontologist with a flair for the dramatic
for the dramatic
for the dramatic it is very controversial to say that I
it is very controversial to say that I
it is very controversial to say that I am working on the world’s most important
am working on the world’s most important
am working on the world’s most important problem but I really am
problem but I really am
problem but I really am his research has identified seven
his research has identified seven
his research has identified seven specific types of cellular damage that
specific types of cellular damage that
specific types of cellular damage that together result in what we recognize as
together result in what we recognize as
together result in what we recognize as aging he is confident that by regularly
aging he is confident that by regularly
aging he is confident that by regularly repairing that damage before it causes
repairing that damage before it causes
repairing that damage before it causes actual disease we can escape the ill
actual disease we can escape the ill
actual disease we can escape the ill health of old age indefinitely and that
health of old age indefinitely and that
health of old age indefinitely and that the first person who will achieve this
the first person who will achieve this
the first person who will achieve this may already be born I gotta have an age
may already be born I gotta have an age
may already be born I gotta have an age today clean-living number for the
today clean-living number for the
today clean-living number for the leading cause of centenarians a lack of
leading cause of centenarians a lack of
leading cause of centenarians a lack of birth records well sir I must say that
birth records well sir I must say that
birth records well sir I must say that you really don’t look mm I take care of
you really don’t look mm I take care of
you really don’t look mm I take care of myself
myself
myself according to the Guinness Book of World
according to the Guinness Book of World
according to the Guinness Book of World Records the oldest person ever lived to
Records the oldest person ever lived to
Records the oldest person ever lived to be a hundred and twenty-two years and
be a hundred and twenty-two years and
be a hundred and twenty-two years and one hundred and sixty-four days old but
one hundred and sixty-four days old but
one hundred and sixty-four days old but a handful of other people have come
a handful of other people have come
a handful of other people have come forward claiming to be older than that
forward claiming to be older than that
forward claiming to be older than that by decades those caring for madam camel
by decades those caring for madam camel
by decades those caring for madam camel said she kept her sense of humor until
said she kept her sense of humor until
said she kept her sense of humor until the end I’ve only ever had one wrinkle
the end I’ve only ever had one wrinkle
the end I’ve only ever had one wrinkle she said and I’m sitting on it an
she said and I’m sitting on it an
she said and I’m sitting on it an Ethiopian man died in 2015
Ethiopian man died in 2015
Ethiopian man died in 2015 claiming he was a hundred and
claiming he was a hundred and
claiming he was a hundred and sixty-three years old a Romanian man may
sixty-three years old a Romanian man may
sixty-three years old a Romanian man may or may not have lived to be a hundred
or may not have lived to be a hundred
or may not have lived to be a hundred and forty eight China claimed they had
and forty eight China claimed they had
and forty eight China claimed they had the oldest living woman what do these
the oldest living woman what do these
the oldest living woman what do these people all have in common a lack of
people all have in common a lack of
people all have in common a lack of independently verifiable records of
independently verifiable records of
independently verifiable records of their birth which is why Guinness has
their birth which is why Guinness has
their birth which is why Guinness has never recognized them I might be
never recognized them I might be
never recognized them I might be confusing cause and correlation here but
confusing cause and correlation here but
confusing cause and correlation here but I think that means that to live to 150
I think that means that to live to 150
I think that means that to live to 150 all you have to do is lose your birth
all you have to do is lose your birth
all you have to do is lose your birth certificate I think we’d all believe it
certificate I think we’d all believe it
certificate I think we’d all believe it more if you had some way to authenticate
more if you had some way to authenticate
more if you had some way to authenticate it you have a birth certificate he
it you have a birth certificate he
it you have a birth certificate he didn’t have that then you didn’t have
didn’t have that then you didn’t have
didn’t have that then you didn’t have well we didn’t have 2000 years ago we
well we didn’t have 2000 years ago we
well we didn’t have 2000 years ago we didn’t have we didn’t have nothing we
didn’t have we didn’t have nothing we
didn’t have we didn’t have nothing we didn’t have ballpoint pens didn’t have
didn’t have ballpoint pens didn’t have
didn’t have ballpoint pens didn’t have our and even up to ink darling
our and even up to ink darling
our and even up to ink darling number three ancient rulers drank
number three ancient rulers drank
number three ancient rulers drank mercury for long life
when you have absolute power you want to
when you have absolute power you want to make it last forever various ancient
make it last forever various ancient
make it last forever various ancient Chinese emperors sought advice from
Chinese emperors sought advice from
Chinese emperors sought advice from alchemists whose recommendations
alchemists whose recommendations
alchemists whose recommendations included drinking metals including
included drinking metals including
included drinking metals including mercury he chose for more than one
mercury he chose for more than one
mercury he chose for more than one emperor died as a result of these
emperor died as a result of these
emperor died as a result of these so-called immortality treatments the
so-called immortality treatments the
so-called immortality treatments the logic was something like metal lasts a
logic was something like metal lasts a
logic was something like metal lasts a long time if I drink it I will last a
long time if I drink it I will last a
long time if I drink it I will last a long time
by that logic the most effective way to
by that logic the most effective way to lose weight is to follow an all helium
lose weight is to follow an all helium
lose weight is to follow an all helium diet and eating dog whistles should make
diet and eating dog whistles should make
diet and eating dog whistles should make you Mariah Carey number two Youngblood
you Mariah Carey number two Youngblood
you Mariah Carey number two Youngblood rejuvenates the old studies have shown
rejuvenates the old studies have shown
rejuvenates the old studies have shown ways that blood from young mice
ways that blood from young mice
ways that blood from young mice rejuvenates older mice and pointed the
rejuvenates older mice and pointed the
rejuvenates older mice and pointed the way forward for similar research to be
way forward for similar research to be
way forward for similar research to be done in humans they discovered that
done in humans they discovered that
done in humans they discovered that supplied with the young blood the old
supplied with the young blood the old
supplied with the young blood the old heart was rejuvenated and took on the
heart was rejuvenated and took on the
heart was rejuvenated and took on the appearance and efficiency of the heart
appearance and efficiency of the heart
appearance and efficiency of the heart of a young mouse data and humans is
of a young mouse data and humans is
of a young mouse data and humans is scarce so far but there’s a large study
scarce so far but there’s a large study
scarce so far but there’s a large study involving transfusions from young donors
involving transfusions from young donors
involving transfusions from young donors being given to elderly Alzheimer’s
being given to elderly Alzheimer’s
being given to elderly Alzheimer’s patients media outlets were quick to
patients media outlets were quick to
patients media outlets were quick to sensationalize this dubbing it the
sensationalize this dubbing it the
sensationalize this dubbing it the vampire effect but researchers insisted
vampire effect but researchers insisted
vampire effect but researchers insisted that just drinking straight up blood is
that just drinking straight up blood is
that just drinking straight up blood is not enough presumably they have wrinkly
not enough presumably they have wrinkly
not enough presumably they have wrinkly arthritic vampire mice to prove it
arthritic vampire mice to prove it
arthritic vampire mice to prove it [Music]
number one long living cultures have
number one long living cultures have nine common traits so to make it to age
nine common traits so to make it to age
nine common traits so to make it to age 100 you not only have to have had a very
100 you not only have to have had a very
100 you not only have to have had a very good lifestyle you also have to have won
good lifestyle you also have to have won
good lifestyle you also have to have won the genetic lottery blue zones are areas
the genetic lottery blue zones are areas
the genetic lottery blue zones are areas where people have unusually long lives
where people have unusually long lives
where people have unusually long lives researcher and author Dan Buettner has
researcher and author Dan Buettner has
researcher and author Dan Buettner has identified five of them across the world
identified five of them across the world
identified five of them across the world and found nine common lifestyle traits
and found nine common lifestyle traits
and found nine common lifestyle traits that he says help people there live past
that he says help people there live past
that he says help people there live past a hundred among them are eating a
a hundred among them are eating a
a hundred among them are eating a semi-vegetarian diet and being part of a
semi-vegetarian diet and being part of a
semi-vegetarian diet and being part of a faith-based community so to live to
faith-based community so to live to
faith-based community so to live to hundreds you may have to give up bacon
hundreds you may have to give up bacon
hundreds you may have to give up bacon bombs and get baptized
bombs and get baptized
bombs and get baptized but luckily drinking one or two glasses
but luckily drinking one or two glasses
but luckily drinking one or two glasses of alcohol per day is also recommended
of alcohol per day is also recommended
of alcohol per day is also recommended [Applause]
so what did you think about these facts
so what did you think about these facts you can all live forever or you can die
you can all live forever or you can die
you can all live forever or you can die this second I don’t give a shit which
this second I don’t give a shit which
this second I don’t give a shit which what age do you want to live to but only
what age do you want to live to but only
what age do you want to live to but only I can live forever for more long-lasting
I can live forever for more long-lasting
I can live forever for more long-lasting top 10s and short-lived top fives be
top 10s and short-lived top fives be
top 10s and short-lived top fives be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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