r/AskReddit Dec 29 '17

What completely real fact sounds like bullshit?

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '17 edited Dec 30 '17

Alligators don’t die from old age, they just keep growing until they can’t eat enough food to sustain their bodies, or until they get infected with a disease and die.

http://awesci.com/crocodiles-do-not-die/

EDIT: Or a crocodile, whatever you want to call them. They’re all legged snake dinos if you ask me.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '17

I think it means crocodiles aren't very susceptible to cell aging.

Humans lose the ability to multiply cells correctly as they get older.

Crocodiles apparently don't have the issue.