"in 15 years, your life expectancy will keep rising every year faster than you’re aging."


	"in 15 years, your life expectancy will keep rising every year faster than you’re aging."

einbar

6-4-2008 2:26 AM

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einbar says:

Are you depressed by the prospect of dying? Well, if you can hang on another 15 years, your life expectancy will keep rising every year faster than you’re aging.

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