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Re: What Am I
« Reply #1275 on: August 31, 2020, 11:30:52 am »

Was he Muslim?
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« Reply #1276 on: August 31, 2020, 12:00:25 pm »

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Re: What Am I
« Reply #1277 on: August 31, 2020, 01:30:27 pm »

Male human born after 1900-1945 CE time range, not in Europe or Iceland, who died in the 2000-2010 CE time range, who wasn’t a leader of a nation in his lifetime, who predominately lived in Europe throughout his life, wasn’t Christian or Muslim, wasn’t relevant to either of the world wars, nor did he feature prominently in them, was never rich enough to be in the 1%, was not in Europe when he did the thing he’s most famous for, was a celebrity of some sort, didn’t do music, did not commit suicide, was a politician, the famous thing he did wasn’t political, entertainment, writing, military, medical, singing, or agricultural, not exactly famous for a scientific contribution, was not an athlete, is not viewed these days in a negative light, not related to the news, not part of a royal family, probably famous outside of Europe, ...

Was he born in the Southern Hemisphere?
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #1278 on: August 31, 2020, 01:42:57 pm »

Was he involved in the space industry?
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« Reply #1279 on: August 31, 2020, 02:09:54 pm »

Was he born in the Southern Hemisphere?
No

Was he involved in the space industry?
Yes
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #1280 on: August 31, 2020, 02:12:16 pm »

Progress!

Was he an astronaut?
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #1281 on: August 31, 2020, 02:17:40 pm »

Male human born after 1900-1945 CE time range, not in Europe, Iceland, or the Southern Hemisphere, who died in the 2000-2010 CE time range, who wasn’t a leader of a nation in his lifetime, who predominately lived in Europe throughout his life, wasn’t Christian or Muslim, wasn’t relevant to either of the world wars, nor did he feature prominently in them, was never rich enough to be in the 1%, was not in Europe when he did the thing he’s most famous for, was a celebrity of some sort, didn’t do music, did not commit suicide, was a politician, the famous thing he did wasn’t political, entertainment, writing, military, medical, singing, or agricultural, not exactly famous for a scientific contribution, was not an athlete, is not viewed these days in a negative light, not related to the news, not part of a royal family, probably famous outside of Europe, was involved in the space industry, ...

Did he assist in discovering a new fuel for rockets?
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #1282 on: August 31, 2020, 02:17:44 pm »

Was he a cosmonaut?
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #1283 on: August 31, 2020, 02:26:31 pm »

Did he assist in discovering a new fuel for rockets?
No

Was he an astronaut?
I wondering how to answer this, because:
Was he a cosmonaut?
Yes.
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Naturegirl1999

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Re: What Am I
« Reply #1284 on: August 31, 2020, 02:28:12 pm »

Well, cosmonaut is a Russian astronaut, astronaut isn’t an American exclusive term

Is he Yuri Gagarin?
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« Reply #1285 on: August 31, 2020, 02:33:30 pm »

Is he Yuri Gagarin?
No

Well, cosmonaut is a Russian astronaut, astronaut isn’t an American exclusive term
I feel like the terms can be used interchangeably, actually. wikipedias agree
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« Reply #1286 on: August 31, 2020, 05:49:37 pm »

No?  "In English-speaking nations, a professional space traveler is called an astronaut."  "By convention, an astronaut employed by the Russian Federal Space Agency (or its Soviet predecessor) is called a cosmonaut in English texts."

This is from the article you linked.
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #1287 on: August 31, 2020, 08:50:29 pm »

Was his space career primarily before the year 2000?
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #1288 on: August 31, 2020, 11:02:24 pm »

Was he a member of the European Parliament?

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« Reply #1289 on: September 01, 2020, 01:56:09 am »

Was his space career primarily before the year 2000?
Yes
Was he a member of the European Parliament?
No
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