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Re:Some fish live beyond 100 – and get healthier as they age by KineticLensman on Sunday January 21, 2024 @03:44PM (#39082853)
> Some sci fi suggests

Jonathon Swift explored this idea in 1726, in Gulliver's Travels, with the Struldbruggs [0] - decrepit immortals. Struldbruggs also popped up in Larry Niven's Known Space universe [1], albeit there as the name of a club for the old and powerful.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struldbrugg

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Ptavvs

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