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Correct Answer: Sputnik 1

Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957, orbiting for three weeks before its batteries died, then silently for two more months before falling back into the atmosphere. It was a 58 cm (23 in) diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses.

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You Cannot Hum While Holding Your Nose

Try it. When you hum you are exhaling air, so when you close your nose and mouth at the same time air cannot escape and humming does not work.

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Is it Brothers in Law or 3:10 to Yuma?
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