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TIL that breakdancing is a new medal event to be introduced in Paris 2024

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Gr0E TIL that as a protest, a UK voter drew a large penis on his ballot paper next to a candidate’s name. But as the rules simply state “make a mark next to the candidate of your choice” it counted as an official vote.
Z8wea TIL the oldest known living terrestrial animal in the world is a tortoise named Jonathon, aged 187. He is two years away from reaching the age of the all-time verified record holder for the world's oldest tortoise, according to Guinness World Records.
xVOEk TIL that on May 11, 1995, during the first E3, Sega announced their new Saturn console would cost $400 and shockingly had been shipped to select retailers that same day. During their keynote, Sony announced the Playstation would launch at $300. Sega would exit the console business six years later.
xVwB7 TIL it would take the world's richest man 220 years to go broke if he spends $1 million each day
D1BVg TIL that there's a video from Inside the Columbia, The Space Shuttle right before it broke up. In the video a crew member can be heard as saying "It's getting bright out there, You definitely don't wanna be outside in that"(referring to the super heated plasma outside the window)