During the early sixteen hundreds in England, two-thirds of all children died before the age of four, and the resulting life expectancy was only thir… - Peter Diamandis

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During the early sixteen hundreds in England, two-thirds of all children died before the age of four, and the resulting life expectancy was only thirty-five years. It was the industrial revolution that started us on our trend toward longevity. A more robust food supply coupled with simple public health measures such as building sewers, collecting garbage, providing clean water, and draining mosquito-infested swamps made a huge difference.