The ILC I'm referring to is the International Longevity Center.
I've heard a report that by mid-century, around 2050, the number of centurions worldwide will number three- to five-million.
A centurion, while not necessarily some kind of superhero or Titan, is a person that has reached one-hundred years of age.
It's not just a Western phenomena either, as some of the hot-spots for the ultra-elders are the Indian subcontinent and parts of rural China.
Some reasons for the extra longevity has been the access to clean water, basic sanitation, and dental hygiene.
They also said that by the end of the century and around the turning of the next, the number of centurions should be in the fifteen- to seventeen-million range.
Holy cow. Seventeen-million hundred-year-olds...
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