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The second coming of Christ, Apple's gaming console and George Bush winning the Nobel Peace Prize. These things may never happen, but if they do, don't you want to be around to see them? Live longer so that you can see the great grand kids and play the field at the nursing home.

7 ways you can cheat death

1) Move to Andorra

Haven't heard of it? I'm not surprised. It's a small landlocked country between France and Spain and it has the world's highest life expectancy: 80.62 for men and 86.23 for women. Apart from being located in the picturesque pyrenees it has the added bonus of being a popular tax haven. But if Andorra isn't to your liking, try Japan, Switzerland or Sweden - but steer clear of Swaziland, with an average life expectancy of 39.6, it's 40% below the word average.

2) Stay out of Iraq

...or war-zones generally, again, it's pretty obvious. Bullets and bombs aren't exactly conducive to long life spans.

3) Have sex...

It burns energy, cleans out the pipes and gives you a purpose in life. Keeping active and having regular sex will increase your life expectancy. How? Why? Who cares! It's a great excuse and fantastic pickup line - "Live longer, let's screw!"

4) ...and do it properly

In all nations, from Africa to America, HIV is a major killer. Cover up your little fella and protect him from AIDS and many other killer infections - Pus on a penis is sooooo not hot right now.

5) Stop Smoking!

Kinda obvious but still worth repeating. Smoking kills more than 50% of all smokers, not to mention those who suffer from breathing in your second hand smoke.

6) Get screened

We all no cancer kills, but it doesn't always have to. Catching it early by getting yourself screened and going to regular physicals will give you a significant boost to your life expectancy.

7) Go Vego

Heart disease is a major killer and large contributors are cholesterol and fatty acids that come from our meat. On average vegetarians live many years longer than meat eaters. It will also help you loose some pounds, have you ever seen a fat vegetarian?

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