The BBC is running a story that apparently shows that eunuchs live longer, after a genealogical study in South Korea showed that eunuchs from 1556-1861 apparently lived up to 19 years longer there than on average.
The full story is at www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19699266
I'm not advocating we become eunuchs...
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
Not many descendents though!
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