Submitted by 54_actual t3_zwxyru in todayilearned
Reply to comment by JustPlainRick in TIL Betty White was nominated in the 1st Emmy category for female performers in 1950, 1 of the first women to have full creative control of her own TV show, while she was still living at home with her parents, the1st woman to host her own talk show and 1st woman to win an Emmy for game show hosting by 54_actual
Technically she did live to 100 if you count months in the womb. So, the way I see it, she made it to 100 and did it with style.
That’s how they do it in Korea so in Korea she was 100.
RIP to an absolute legend.
They actually is gonna change that system now, i think with the new year every south Korean will be one year younger. But it's a fascinating and fun way of counting the years.
It wasn't just the womb (which is true), but also each new year is '1 year'. There were babies that would literally be 2 years old a few days after birth.
I remember it being mentioned in the article i read about this topic. As said it's fascinating and curious to say the least.
Really? That's cool. I just thought Mom was being kooky when she pitched me that idea. There really should be a statue of Betty somewhere. She was a national treasure.
It’s a bit more nuanced and changing soon actually. You’re 1 at birth then turned 2 on New Years Day regardless of how soon it came. Your age went up at the start of each calendar year as opposed to your birthday.
yep, the Koreans essentially count the number of distinct calendar years you've been alive for, even if it leads to silly things like somebody born on December 31st, 2004 being 3 years old on January 1st, 2006, despite being only 366 days old in elapsed time. it really only makes a big difference for very young ages, where being off by a year or two can be significant.
That wouldn't count as far as I'm concerned. She wasn't born. Thus no BIRTHday.
This all sounds like a bogus workaround, to try and claim her to be 100.
Just count the many leap years she was alive for. That’s easier than letting the anti-choice nut jobs use your comment as an evidence point for their shitty arguments.
Good idea. Thanks, CleverCarrot999!
She certainly did, she was a classy lady!
Even her nudes felt wholesome to me, which I thought could never happen. LOL. She was so adorable.
> she made it to 100 and did it with style.
She was definitely a good sport!
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