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As of today, it no longer turns on. It'd been having battery issues for the past few years now so I'm not surprised. Don't feel like trying to put a new battery in, and I got enough years of use out of it anyways.

My parents got me this one as a birthday gift in 2012, it was the first console I begged my parents to get for me. I played the HELL out of this thing, a ton of PS All Stars, NFS Most Wanted, Killzone Mercenary, etc. Plus later on a bunch of indie games like Papers Please, Don't Starve and Minecraft, PS1 Classics like WipeOut, and various PSP games. This thing was what got me through my late childhood and “tween” years. Plus besides gaming, it had been my go-to MP3 player, web browser, YouTube and Facebook device. Basically, I put hundreds of hours into this gizmo lol.

It sucks, but life goes on. Thanks for the memories, Vita.

He's just too wholesome for his own good

Being able to chill in bed and play Borderlands 2 is honestly impressive for an early 2010's pocketable-ish device, even if the port isn't the greatest lmao

Napoleon III opposes Italian unification as both his wife and advisors suggested after almost being assassinated by a supporter of it. Instead, he quashes the old Franco-Austrian rivalry for the sake of maintaining the status quo in Europe, albeit still finding ways to elevate French influence.

When Sardinia attempts to invade Lombardy-Venetia in 1859, France attacks them, quickly dashing any hopes of Sardinian unification of the Italian Peninsula. France rewards themselves with the territories of Savoy and Nizza/Nice.

This newly forged Franco-Austrian alliance gridlocks attempts at German unification by Prussia as well. However, it increases bickering between Austria and Prussia to the point that the German Confederation is split into a Prussian-influenced, Protestant north, and an Austrian-influenced, Catholic south.

Vienna's priorities are greatly shifted towards this newly created South German Confederation, granting “independence” to a larger Kingdom of Hungary that also retains Galicia-Lodomeria and Bukovina, but maintaining a personal union between them and Austria. Meanwhile, Lombardy-Venetia is allowed to join a loose Italian Confederation led by the Papacy and jointly overseen by both France and Austria.

The Second French Empire continues into the late nineteenth century and early twentieth under Nappy III's son, Napoleon IV.

As the “Franco-Austrian-Papal Bloc” forms, also known as the “Catholic Pact” and the “League of Two Emperors,” Prussia forms their own alliance with Russia and Great Britain, called the “Triple Alliance.” With Austro-Russian relations continuing to deteriorate over their competition for influence in the Balkans, and the Anglo-Russian relations as well deteriorating due to their “Great Game” for influence in Asia, these alliances appear set to be the factions for a future, continent-spanning war…

I did not know about this until just now. Another instance I did know about was Bill Clinton's McDonald's runs, and Andrew Jackson engaging in occasional duels, though that last one may be partially incorrect.

I thought this was incredibly funny and kinda informative.

Rayburn still holds the record for the longest tenure as House Speaker, collectively serving for over 17 years among his 3 separate tenures.