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Evening Standard
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Beril Naz Hassan

Study suggests we haven’t reached the maximum human lifespan

The question “How long can humans actually live?” is an age-old one scientists have been looking into for centuries.

Ancient Hebrews believed that the length of a human’s life was 80 years, while the ancient Romans saw 100 or 110 as the limit.

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