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Today I learned about Belka and Strelka, the first living creatures to go into space

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8eGn8 TIL In Jerusalem, there is an 'immovable ladder' under the window of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. There since 1757, it cannot be moved without the agreement of all 6 church clerics. Once a chair was moved 20cm which resulted in a fistfight, so now nobody dares to alter the ladder.
j6ymM TIL that Cher Ami, a pigeon, was awarded the Croix de Guerre for her brave service in World War I. Despite being shot, blind in one eye, and severely injured, he successfully delivered an S.O.S. message for an encircled battalion.
evWb TIL that George Clooney pranked his friend by cleaning his friends cats litter box so his friend thinks his cat does not poop and then George takes a dump in to the box making it look like the cat took a huge dump after several days
R76kQ Today I learned of the English village of Eyam that quarantined itself and exposed all of its inhabitants to stop the spread of the plague.
d8N4j TIL about the 18th century folk song Maggie May. A prostitute in Liverpool who robs sailors after spending the night with them, Maggie is eventually caught and sent to the Botany Bay penal colony in Australia. It's possible the song's story is of a real woman, Nellie Ray, a prostitute and thief.