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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 12 Apr 2015

    Fifty-four years ago, Yuri Gagarin is launched into orbit by the Soviets. He is the 4th mammal species to achieve this feat.

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      2. pourmecoffee‏Verified account @pourmecoffee 12 Apr 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I like saying "Yuri Gagarin," do you? Follow back for DM.

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      2. JP Robô B9‏ @lelecunhan 12 Apr 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I miss Laika... Poor dog.

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      2.  ☠️Prunus laurocerasus ☠️‏ @laurelz 12 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson Was he the first to come back alive?

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      3. join the anti-Xmas struggle! Samhain not Santa!  🔥 🎄‏ @cheepguava 12 Apr 2015
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        @laurelz @neiltyson Most of the Soviet space dogs came back alive. I believe none of the American monkeys did.

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      4.  ☠️Prunus laurocerasus ☠️‏ @laurelz 12 Apr 2015
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        @cheepguava @neiltyson I'm still bummed about Leica!

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      5. join the anti-Xmas struggle! Samhain not Santa!  🔥 🎄‏ @cheepguava 12 Apr 2015
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        @laurelz @neiltyson One of the second dogs sent into orbit (Strelka) had puppies, one of whom (Pushinka) was given to JFK’s daugther…

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      6.  ☠️Prunus laurocerasus ☠️‏ @laurelz 12 Apr 2015
        Replying to @cheepguava

        @cheepguava @neiltyson THE PUPNIKS

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      7. join the anti-Xmas struggle! Samhain not Santa!  🔥 🎄‏ @cheepguava 12 Apr 2015
        Replying to @laurelz

        @laurelz YES

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      8.  ☠️Prunus laurocerasus ☠️‏ @laurelz 12 Apr 2015
        Replying to @cheepguava

        @cheepguava I thought about them yesterday. For no reason.

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      2. Darjanator‏ @Darjanator 12 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson Would carry more significance if the previous mammals achieved this on their own as a species. :D

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      1. sjglass‏ @UrquhartMP 12 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson But the first to be subjected to such a thing by his own species.

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      1. bobo the angsty zebra‏ @matheuscomw 12 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson @JuniorGVBR ala o cara dando rt em tweet da urss

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      1. the spectre of babski‏ @neonbabel 12 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson that we know of

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      1. Stanley Edwards‏ @RealStanleyPup 12 Apr 2015
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        Uhhh #Laila @neiltyson: 54 yrs ago, Yuri Gagarin is launched into orbit by the Soviets. He is the 4th mammal species to achieve this feat.”

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      1. LALO DAGACH‏ @LaloDagach 12 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson Science conspiracy theory. Never happened. #ThingsTheFaithfulSay

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      2. Boris Ovetsky‏ @BorisOvetsky 12 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson @PeterVogel Numbers are not correct. There were five dogs and one monkey before Yuri, not counting mice http://history.nasa.gov/animals.html 

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