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    The first drinking straws were used in ancient times by beer drinking Sumerians, to filter out the solid by-products from fermentation.

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The Russian space station, Mir, was destroyed

On the 23rd March, 2001, the Russian space station, Mir, was sent back through the Earth’s atmosphere to burn up, marking the end of it’s life.

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