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  2. Evolution of ageing - Wikipedia

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    Mortality is the number of deaths, in a particular group, over a specific time period. [46] There are two types of mortality: intrinsic and extrinsic mortality . Intrinsic mortality is defined as mortality due to ageing, the physiological decline due to innate processes, whereas extrinsic mortality is the result of environmental factors such as ...

  3. Struldbrugg - Wikipedia

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    He said "they commonly acted like mortals till about thirty years old; after which, by degrees, they grew melancholy and dejected, increasing in both till they came to fourscore. This he learned from their own confession; for otherwise, there not being above two or three of that species born in an age, they were too few to form a general ...

  4. List of obsolete technology - Wikipedia

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    Obsolete technology Replacement Still used for Bathing machine: No longer required due to changing social standards of morality Hourglass: Clock: Tasks where a fixed amount of time can be measured with a low-tech solution: Exposure time tracker in saunas (where electronics might be damaged by the heat or ultraviolet light); retro kitchen timers, board games, other short-term timers.

  5. At what age are you considered old? New research points to a ...

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    “So if they’re 70 years old, they’ll say old age begins at 75. And when they get to 75, they’ll say old age begins at 80.” Of course, age doesn’t always correlate with health status.

  6. List of last words - Wikipedia

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    "Come Lord Jesu, come quickly, finish in me the work that Thou has begun; into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit, for Thou has redeemed me. O God of truth, save me Thy servant, who hopes and confides in Thee alone; let Thy mercy, O Lord, be shewn unto me; in Thee have I trusted, O Lord, let me not be confounded for ever."

  7. Sociology of death - Wikipedia

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    The sociology of death (sometimes known as sociology of death, dying and bereavement or death sociology) explores and examines the relationships between society and death. These relationships can include religious , cultural , philosophical , family , to behavioural insights among many others. [ 1 ]

  8. Ageing - Wikipedia

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    Enlarged ears and noses of old humans are sometimes blamed on continual cartilage growth, but the cause is more probably gravity. [23] Age dynamics of the body mass (1, 2) and mass normalized to height (3, 4) of men (1, 3) and women (2, 4) [24] Comparison of a normal aged brain (left) and a brain affected by Alzheimer's disease

  9. List of stock characters - Wikipedia

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    A minor character who appears in several scenes, but mostly in the background roles. The term is a reference to minor characters in old plays set in Roman eras who would literally carry a spear as they played guard characters. Imperial Royal Guards ; Starving artist