Mastodawn

“He's lived through 2 🌍wars, 8 British 👑s, 40 US presidents. His lifetime has seen
1st 📞 call -1876
1st skyscraper -1885
1st power-driven flight -1903
1st people to walk on the 🌙 -1969

Alive when 1st photo of a person was taken -1838, now he poses for selfies with adoring tourists, born before the creation of the postage stamp -1840 & now appears on them.”

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https://www.npr.org/2022/12/07/1141180557/jonathan-tortoise-birthday-190

Jonathan, the world's oldest tortoise, marks his 190th with fanfare and salad cake

While Jonathan's exact birthday is unknown, it's estimated he was born in 1832 — before the first photograph of a person and the first postage stamp. He's getting lots of well-wishes on St. Helena.

NPR