Jeanne Calment holds the record as the oldest verified person in history — living to 122 years and 164 days. Born in 1875 in France, she: → smoked cigarettes until 117 → drank red wine every single day → ate over two pounds of chocolate a week → hated exercise → and outlived her entire family, including the man who bought her apartment (on a deal that he’d inherit it when she died… awkward.) When asked her secret, she reportedly said: “I have only one wrinkle, and I’m sitting on it.” Jeanne didn’t follow wellness trends. She didn’t count macros. She lived. Fully. Rebelliously. Softly. Long. Science can’t fully explain how she did it — genetics? luck? good red wine? But she reminds us of something modern life often forgets: Living longer might not come from fear of death. It might come from enjoying life. [Source: Guinness World Records, TIME, New York Times, 1997]