• bennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    What do you even want, Senate literally means assembly of old men, so there you go. The original Senate (ancient Roman) probably had a minimum age of 60 restriction and mandatory balls exam.

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      In the Roman Empire, average life expectancy at birth was only 25 years. If you lived through childhood, then you could expect to live until around 50. Less than 10% of the population made it past 55, compared to 87% of US males living past 55 as of 2020. (source1, source2)