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TIL of Laika, the first dog to go into space. The satellite that transported Laika was never intended to return, and Laika died within hours of leaving Earth. The space mission sparked a debate across the globe on the mistreatment of animals and animal testing for scientific causes.

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rRrQ4 TIL: Roughly 2,800 Japanese children were left behind in China after the war. Most were adopted and raised by rural Chinese families.
vAaR TIL of Najih Al-Baldawi, an Iraqi man who sacrificed himself by hugging a suicide bomber as they detonated inside a shrine, reducing the force of the blast and saving dozens of people.
VGVD TIL it’s still legal for an employer to fire someone–for any reason–if they’re a communist.
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