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Old Jun 20, 2017, 9:20 am
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Originally Posted by roberino
It's a lovely article about an interesting lady, but the premise that "travelling extends life" does annoy me. It's a sample group of 1 person (statistically insignificant) who is probably in good health generally, otherwise she wouldn't travel so much, would she? More personal travel is associated with higher personal wealth, and that social group experiences better health anyway. She has even been selected for a medical study because she shows abnormally good mental health for someone her age.
Exactly what I was thinking ^
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