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In 1960, two Soviet dogs, Belka and Strelka, were the first dogs to survive being sent into space. They orbited Earth 17 times, then safely returned home
Every day the International Space Station circles the Earth 16 times
In the night sky, there are more dogs represented in the constellations than cats.
Worth about S15 BILLION in today's money, the highest-earning athlete in history may have been a chariot driver from ancient Rome
In Norse mythology, Freyja, the goddess of love, rode a CHARIOT pulled by large cats
The largest-ever game of hide-and-seek took place in China and involved 1,437 people
Salarium, the word ancient Roman soldiers would have used for their wages, comes from the Latin word for SALT
According to some historians, Roman soldiers played a…