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snusd0san t1_jeaxz0y wrote

Imagine having lived during the time of the Ottoman Empire, Austro-Hungarian empire and imperial Russia and still alive today. She was almost middle aged during when WW2 ended. Amazing.

She's French. Interestingly enough the oldest verified human in history was also a French woman, at 122.

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eigelstein t1_jebbatd wrote

TIL that 38 is almost beeing middle aged. Made me feel a billion years old.

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PineappleBetter8444 OP t1_jebtq0t wrote

The perspective is incredible. By the turn of the century, she was already 90+ years old and experienced a ton of cultural revolutions and turnover. She was so old that many people born after her had already lived and died. Incredible

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