On the subject of people and things turning 40…I guess we know what’ll still be safe(ish) to eat at TEOTWAWKI:

World's Oldest Twinkie Turns 40, Still Refuses to Decompose | Oddity Central – Collecting Oddities

40 years ago, a chemistry teacher at George Stevens Academy, in Maine, placed a Twinkie on his chalkboard to see how long it would take to decompose. The question remains unanswered.