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Lies we were taught
I remember it being beat into our heads in school: "Until the modern era, people hardly made it to old age, cuz diseases and everyone was dumb. A 50 year old was an ooooold person. But now we're smart, we got modrin medduhsinz and all, so now the average lifespan is 70 years old! Hur dur!"
Was reading Herodotus' description of Solon's dialogue with king Croesus. He mentions the average lifespan is 70 years. That was in what, 5th or 6th century BC? 2500 years ago? I think the Bible mentions something about people being expected to live on average 70 years (80 if they got some strength).
What lies were YOU taught?
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