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Article: The 2-Million-Year-Old Man Speaks.
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- Science News
- Article date:
- December 18, 1999
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A Stone Age survivor ponders Y2K and more
(with apologies to Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner).
Scene: A guy fumbling with a tape recorder sits across a table from a small man with a scraggly beard and a been-there-done-that look on his face. The tape recorder starts to wind and the interview begins:
I am sitting here today with the 2-million-year-old man. At least that's how he identified himself when scientists found him wandering through an African fossil site last week. I must admit, sir, you look quite healthy for someone who's lived through turn-of-the-millennium hysteria 2,000 times. What's your secret to longevity?
Without a doubt, ...