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"textContent": "Every year on Cosmonautics Day, social media fills with familiar slogans, debates, and myths. Yet behind the noise lies a deeper story-one filled with unexpected details, human moments, and little-known facts about Yuri Gagarin and the first journey into space.\nThe Famous 'Let's Go!' and Its Origins\n\nGagarin did not invent his iconic \"Let's go!โ on the spot. He borrowed it from his instructor, pilot Mark Gallai, who grew tired of formal phrases like \"Crew, I am taking offโ and instead began each flight simply and warmly: \"Let's go!โ\nGallai also loved repeating a joke to future cosmonauts: \"Let's go!โ said the parrot when the cat dragged it out of the cage by its tail.",
"title": "Yuri Gagarin Beyond the Legend: Little-Known Facts About First Man in Space"
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