A lot of cultures are telling stories of people over 200 years old.<p>It&#x27;s remarkable that those stories have some things in common. For example live span decreases after a &#x27;big flood&#x27; or another big event.<p>So some people think that climate also might account for how long we live.<p>And even today some people claim to be very old: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Longevity_claims" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Longevity_claims</a>