Benjamin Franklin had already turned 70 by the time he signed the US Declaration of Independence in 1776, when the average man wasn’t expected to live to see 34. The inventor and statesman’s remarkable longevity – he died at the age of 84 – has been attributed to avoiding alcohol and avidly swimming.
World Economic Forum: How long will people live in the future?
A man holds an umbrella as he walks in central Kyiv on June 13, 2021.
