Fun fact: You may know that the first man on the moon was good ol’ Neil Armstrong, but did you know that the first man in space was Yuri Gagarin?
On April 12th, 1961, according to thoughtco.com, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to both go to space and to orbit the earth. He may not have gone to space again after this, but this was considered one of the most significant events of the space race.
Not fun fact: Another fact about space travel and stuff, albeit not a cool nor positive one in my opinion. A stray dog named Laika was the first living being to be sent to space.
She was one of multiples strays taken into the Soviet spaceflight program. Laika was “launched into Earth orbit, on board the Soviet artificial satellite Sputnik 2, on November 3, 1957. It was always understood that Laika would not survive the mission,” (Britannica.com).
It was said that after 6-7 days, as a way of euthanasia, dare say mercy killing, she was fed poisoned food before her oxygen supply could run out. Unfortunately, her real fate was worse than what was claimed. In 2002, “Russian scientist Dimitri Malashenkov revealed that the previous accounts of her death were false.” (Britannica.com). What really occurred was that she died after 5-7 hours from overheating and panic. In 2008, a small monument with a statue of her was made, not enough if you ask me.
Fun Fact: I know I’ve blabbed enough, but I have more facts to share so who cares. Mozart was 5 years old when he mastered keyboards and violins. Wait this is actually all help-
I love how this was originally supposed to be me giving a fun fact everyday and now it’s just me on occasion writing paragraphs about random topics :D