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nOnnthis date in 1931, a cow named Elm Farm Ollie became the first cow tonfly in an airplane.
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nOllienproduced 24 quarts of milk during the flight. The milk was sealedninto paper cartons and—get this!—parachuted down to spectatorsnbelow. Charles Lindbergh, a famous pioneer of flight, was said to have received a glass of milk from the historic flight.
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nScientistsnsupposedly got a chance to observe midair effects on animals. But thenflight was probably mostly a publicity stunt. It was part of thenInternational Air Exposition, after all.
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nFlyingnPigs and Snakes on a Plane
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nWhethernit’s pets, farm livestock, service animals, ornsmuggled critters, there seems to be a whole lot of animals innairplanes!
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nAlsonon this date:
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nPresidents’ Day
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nBattery Day
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nStained-glassnartist Louis Comfort Tiffany’s birthday
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nAnniversarynof the invention of the modern vacuum
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