256-year-old man broke his silence before his death and what he revealed will shock you
Be it medicine, surgery or any other way, people have been searching for ways to extend their lifespan since time immemorial.
Do want to know the secret to long life? Meet Li Ching Yuen, the oldest person to ever live. According to a 1930 article from The New York Times, he reportedly lived for 256 years. He “claimed” to be born in 1736, while disputed records suggest 1677. Both these claimed lifespans of 197 and 256 years far exceed the longest confirmed lifespan of 122 years. His true date of birth, however, was never determined.
As per the article, Professor Wu-Chung Chieh of Chengdu University discovered documentation congratulating Li on his 150th birthday in 1827, and even more documents congratulating him on his 200th birthday in 1877. According to the Times article, the old men in the neighborhood claimed that Li was already a grown man when they were just children.
When he was 10 years old, Li started his career as a herbalist and for almost forty years, had a diet of mostly herbs, goji berries, lingzi, wild ginseng, he shoo wu, gotu kola, and rice wine. He continued this for the next 100 years of his life.
It may surprise you to the core but Li reportedly married 23 times and had 200 children.
