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TIL former Australian PM Alfred Deakin had quite a scraggly beard as a young man but it grew into something... much more impressive

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PYDrO TIL that Square originally chose to develop games for the Sega Saturn instead of the PlayStation. This changed after they received the development manuals for each. The Saturn's was in a loose binder, implying Sega was making changes, while the PlayStation's was bound in a book, implying confidence.
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