This video breaks down the controversial research that just won the 2024 Ig Nobel Prize—the award for science that makes you laugh, then think. Have you ever wondered if stories about people living to 110 are too good to be true? According to this Ig Nobel-winning study, you might be right. We pull back the curtain on the science of longevity to reveal a shocking discovery: remarkable old age isn't linked to diet or genetics, but to poverty, pension fraud, and simple data errors. This analysis dives deep into the data on supercentenarians from the US, Italy, Japan, and more, exposing how the absence of birth certificates and high deprivation are the real predictors of extreme age records. We also tackle the famous "Blue Zones," like Okinawa and Sardinia, and present the Ig Nobel-worthy evidence that contradicts the popular health narratives. The truth about supercentenarian status is far from the inspirational stories we've been sold, revealing deep-seated problems in how we validate human age.

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