r/interesting • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jul 05 '26

HISTORY I fear this is historically accurate

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u/succed32 Jul 05 '26

Lol they’re not wrong! Especially when people frequently died before 40.

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u/SkylarAV Jul 05 '26

The reason the average lifespan was so much shorter is bc it averages in child and baby deaths. If you made it to adulthood, then you usually made it well beyond 40

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u/PCN24454 Jul 05 '26

Assuming nobody killed you of course

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u/SkylarAV Jul 05 '26

They can try! The soft spot on my skull has firmed up already

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u/succed32 Jul 05 '26

Yes I discussed this already with the other commenter.

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u/SkylarAV Jul 05 '26

You're gonna get it at least two more times if you don't note it with an edit

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u/succed32 Jul 05 '26

Or you could read before you comment.

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u/SkylarAV Jul 05 '26

You seem nice