Belka and Strelka , two doggies in space August 19, 1996
Of the animals that were once shot in space by man, the dog Laika is best known. The Russians launched this four-legged friend in November 1957 with Sputnik 2. She became the first living creature to circle the Earth, but did not survive the adventurous journey. Laika died of overheating and stress before the completion of the fourth circulation. Three years later, the Russians once again sent two doggies into space: Belka and Strelka. Unlike Laika, they did return to Earth alive.

Audiobooks free at Huisterrijk.
More and more people are walking around with earphones- the fun of listening to audio while you're doing other tasks is something many discover. Not just podcasts, but also hearing books. A specialist in this is Luisterrijk. There you can download audiobooks in a wide variety of genres to listen to. You pay individually per book. But there are also books that you can listen to for free. You can find free audio feed via this filter!

Myth unraveled: has the use of pressing the button at a traffic light? Okay, officially it's called a traffic light, but we're all actually calling it a traffic light. As soon as you stand as a pedestrian or cyclist, you're likely to press the button hoping that the red light will change to green faster. But does that actually make sense?? Is it necessary at all to do this or that light jumps green after a while anyway?? All questions you want to know the answer to, right?? At least we do. So we went on online research so you don't have to do it anymore and explain how this works.

Travel from your couch. Just a little more, and then it's time, and we can travel back freely. So long we have to help ourselves with our imagination.. and our computer. Because thanks to the internet, we travel virtually around the world. This Conde Nast Traveler article gives you 101 ways to travel without leaving home. Don't forget to send a virtual postcard!
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Get rid of a cold shower?
We now know healthy eating and more sports as a good weight loss strategy. But according to internist and researcher Mariëtte Boon (Leiden University Medical Center), exposing yourself to cold is also in this list. So you have to start with an ice-cold shower every morning.?

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