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Ridiculous realities: Amid war, climate disaster and political strife, 2024 also saw a man eating a £5m banana, a woman divorce herself and a robot which caused its own ruin. Glossary
Divorced - When a marriage is officially ended and two people separate.
President - In some countries, the leader is called the president.
South Korea - An East Asian nation on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, it shares one of the world’s most heavily militarised borders with North Korea. South Korea has a population of about 52 million.