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Meet Jonathan, the world's oldest living tortoise aged at a staggering 194 years old. He was born in 1832. (lemmy.today)
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[-] Deebster@infosec.pub 7 points 6 days ago

He's been given an official birthday of 4 December 1832, so he's not quite there yet.

He predates Queen Victoria's coronation, the telegraph, Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale collections, Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection, etc.

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