Background information: Thomas Peter Thorvald Kristian Ferdinand Mortensen (August 16, 1882 – April 25, 1998), known as Christian Mortensen, was a Danish-American supercentenarian who resided in California.\1]) When he died, his age of 115 years and 252 days was the longest verified male lifespan at the time, until Jiroemon Kimura surpassed him in 2012.
by JakeIsAwesome12345
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*cigar
The key to a long life?
A long name
Once I hit 100, I’m indulging in *everything*.
Dude was born a few years after germ theory and lived to see the early days of the internet. This dude basically saw some of the most insane progress in his life ever.
I’d want a cigarette too and I don’t smoke
Looks like a cigar to me.
Danish, you say? I’d never have guessed from his name