# RIP Jim Lovell

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jim-lovell/1021876>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** celebrity-death\
**Created:** [August 8, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jim-lovell/1021876 "2025-08-08T20:55:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jim-lovell/1021876/5 "2025-08-09T00:57:03Z")

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I’ve always found it intriguing that people who survive harrowing near-death situations, like Apollo 13 or Holocaust survivors, usually live a much longer life than normal folks. It’s like life’s way of compensating by giving an extra-time bonus. RIP Lovell.

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