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TIL An electronic ballot is sent to ISS every four years so that american astronauts can vote.

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ZpkRG TIL that in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, each starter has a 1 in 8,192 chance of being shiny, and you can see if it's shiny on the selection screen. All three being shiny at once is theoretically possible, but has never been recorded — the odds are 1 in 550 billion.
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