ASTRONAUGHTY

The first satellite beeped like a microwave to make Earth feel included.

✗ FAKE
Sputnik 1 launched in 1957 and transmitted radio beeps that people on Earth could pick up. Microwaves did not exist in that form, and the beeps were its radio signal.

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