Staff Tests

The Death Test

By Christian Rudder (1975–2054) & Chris Coyne (1977–2012)

According to our research, this person will be:

Dead at 79

Probable Cause:

Sealed For Privacy

Heartwarming Stories

"my grandpa used to buy me and my sister food when he saw us starving at home. :("
—dl, nyc

"I grew up thinking Marta was an angel who just found herself in a horrible place at the wrong time, like with schizophrenia. Then someone told me that she was on drugs for them but decided just to not take them anymore. She's dead and I just lived out a huge lie on her behalf--I think it's best that I continue to live out that lie, even for selfish reasons."
—DMS, Lincoln, NE

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Interesting Facts About Death

In America, the average life span for males is 72.5 years
The average for females is 77.1
On earth, someone dies every 2 seconds or so.
So far, the only proven way to extend the human life span is by slowing the metabolism with a calorie-restricted diet—consuming less than 1200 calories a day!
The oldest person on record was 124 when she died!
The youngest was just 1.2 seconds old.
Blue whales can live more than 500 years, due to the slowing arctic waters.
An adult mayfly usually lives less 24 hours.
All members of the species of mouse commonly used in lab experiments, mus musculus musculus, are genetically identical and to some degree share memories of other mice’s past lives.

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