Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 15, 2023

Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.

Well, I guess there is an alternative to growing old. . .

They say growing old is better than the alternative, but I worked in a nursing home in college, and I’m no longer sure I agree with that…

How does a millionaire (1 million $) spend 2 million per year?

So far, only one human in recorded history passed her 120th birthday. She lived to 122. I recently received a mailing from Mutual of Omaha with a “Wild Kingdom” of an offer. My death benefit would be paid directly to me when I turn 120!

Everyone’s dream !

Scientist Fred: “What should we name this particular type of dinosaur?” Scientist Earl: “Howzabout Mamenchisaurus Sinocanadorum?” Scientist Fred: “Gesundheit, here’s a hanky.” Scientist Earl: “Thank you.. wait, no, I want the Dino to be called Mamenchisaurus Sinocanadorum.” Scientist Fred: “Gesundheit. Calm down and let’s pick a name for this long necked beast.” Scientist Earl: “I told you, Mamenchisaurus Sinocanadorum.” Scientist Fred: “You’ve got yourself quite a cold there buddy. Anyway, I think we should call it Gesundheit LOL! Oh wow I said ‘lol,’ I’m high on the bunsen burner fumes from the lab I guess.”

May the hoard be with you as it is with relaityyyy. Aaaaaannnnnddddd …. GESUNDHEIT.

Existing in a worn body unable to wipe my butt is not living. Three score and ten is fine. I’m on gravy time now.

I’m ok with 120 as long as I don’t need a wheelchair, I have my wits about me and no one else has to wipe my butt. Otherwise, why?

I’ll never grow up, not a penny that I pinch, I will stay a boy forever! And I’ll never grow an inch…

I wonder how that’s working for that millionaire.

120? No thanks. All your friends would be dead

Here’s a fact about aging, men always grow older but rarely grow up.

I took a Psych Class in College once. One topic the teacher tried on us is “What is more important, The Length of Life or The Quality of Life?”We argued this for the class period and most of us agreed it’s the Quality not the Length that matters most.

Oh, a brontosaurus. Why on earth didn’t you say so? Sheesh.

So science says man should be able to live more than 120 years? Why not 969 years? Methuselah was supposed to havev lived that long without scientific advances. Methuselah, what a myth!

Looks like Bryan has got himself a case of severe mid-life crisis.

Bryan Johnson send me half the money and I’ll tell you the secret, 1/2 of getting to an old age is lifestyle, the other half is in your genes. My Grandma on my mom’s side didn’t sprout any gray hair until she was in her 60s, my Mom in her 50’s and I in my late 40’s. My brother had gray hair by his 30s.

The tech millionaire has the money, but is he investing in the exercise and proper diet that you need to counteract aging?

I’d feel sorry for that dinosaur if it came down with a sore throat.

You know that all those people who prefer not to have kids have nothing to look forward but death when they reach old age.

The theoretical limit of the human life span is 122 years assuming a perfect genome table.

David Murdock is trying to live as healthfully as he is able. He hopes to live to reach 125 years of age. He advocates a plant-based diet. At a restaurant, referring to the butter dish, he will ask the server to “take the death off of the table”.

Some people believe, because of current and anticipated advancements in medical science, the first person to live to age 200 (or 150) is now alive.

Were there tall trees yet when dinosaurs lived?

$2,000,000 a year?? That would feed a lot of hungry people. Small wonder we have so many problems in our world. Those with the means are taking care only of themselves.

So, Bryan is trying to pull a Benjamin Button eh?

Well, I wish him luck.

There will likely be, at some point, significant life extension, and probably with a good deal of rejuvenation. But it will be available only to the 1%, the very very wealthy, because it will be a hyper expensive undertaking. Since many of our superwealthy are unbearable narcissistic greedheads, people will be stuck with these all too familiar figures thronging about our media, the same rejuvenated greedheads when the rest of the world’s people are young, as when they’re old. “My great grandad told me about this guy. It’s a hundred years later and the guy is still an egregious, narcissistic greedhead.”

he apparently has the mental capacity of a 2 year old