I have lived with the false notion that people have not always lived as long. Much of the skew in the data is due to infant mortality rates, as this article points out:
http://healthimpactnews.com/2014/how-long-did-your-ancestors-live-while-eating-bacon-lard-whole-milk/
I love it when I get straightened out on something I have held onto wrongly for quite some time.
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