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TIL Russian cosmonauts pee on the rear bus tire before a space launch. The tradition was started by Yuri Gagarin who did it out of necessity and Russians have since emulated him.Female cosmonauts bring along their urine in vials ready to dump on the tire so they can be part of tradition too.

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