corybroo Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 The Economist started an article on the economics of life expectancy with the following amusing story: IN 1965 ANDRÉ-FRANÇOIS RAFFRAY, a 47-year-old lawyer in southern France, made the deal of a lifetime. Charmed by an apartment in Arles, he persuaded the widow living there that if he paid her 2,500 francs (then about $500) a month until she died, she would leave it to him in her will. Since she was already 90, it seemed like a safe bet. Thirty years later Mr Raffray was dead and the widow, Jeanne Louise Calment, was still going strong. When she eventually passed away at 122, having become the world’s oldest person, the Raffray family had paid her more than twice the value of the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccoy Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Yes, that was an incredible stroke of ill luck, having made such a gamble with the person who gained the absolute undisputed longevity record in recent human history! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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