Richard Overton, the country’s oldest living man and WWII veteran, has died at age 112.
Overton served in World War II and had built a reputation for his liking for cigars and whiskey. Though he credited God for his long life, Overton told a local Fox station in a previous interview that his vices also helped as well.
“I been smoking cigars from when I was 18 years old, I’m still a smoking ‘em. 12 a day,” he said jokingly at the time.
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Outlier.
This guy was an anomaly since smoking cigars is VERY dangerous – possibly more than cigarettes.
How long would he have lived if he didn’t smoke?
Probably 1/2 the amount of years because smoking calmed his nerves. I know several smokers who died very, very old.
Okay great. I’ll start smoking first thing in the morning.
Famous quote (George Burns?): “Had I known I would of lived this long, I would of taken better care of myself”.