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[–] MattEagle@hexbear.net 28 points 2 days ago (2 children)

yuri gagarin was from ohio?

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

based on Wikipedia alone, it seems like the federal subject he was born in do kinda got Ohio vibes
• cold, rainy, fucking humid
• not very populous
• fairly industrial

apparently Isaac Asimov was also born there

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smolensk_Oblast

[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 6 points 2 days ago

Haha. Should have said American if they meant John Glenn.