Jeanne Calment lived to be 122 Pascal Parrot/Getty
If you want to break the world record for human longevity, the person you need to beat is Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who died in 1997 aged 122 years and 5 months. As her record has stood for 21 years, does it represent a limit for human lifespan, or will it be eclipsed?
Dislodging Calment is not an easy prospect. When you get really old – above 105 – your . How often have you tossed a coin and…
