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Throughout history, trivia has always been more than a game.

In ancient Greece, scholars tested each other’s wit in symposiums. In 12th-century Baghdad, thinkers debated questions in bustling libraries. Even in medieval Europe, monarchs used riddles and logic games to assess the sharpness of their advisors.

Today, a new chapter in that centuries-old tradition is being written, one that blends human curiosity with cutting-edge Web3 technology.

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Humanity’s Home in Orbit

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On November 2, 2000, the first resident crew boarded the International Space Station, marking the beginning of continuous human presence in space. Known as Expedition 1, the trio—American astronaut William Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko—began what would become the longest-running human spaceflight mission in history. Since then, astronauts and cosmonauts have lived and worked aboard the ISS nonstop for over two decades, conducting experiments, spacewalks, and international collaborations.

📌 Why This Matters

The ISS is more than a space lab—it's the most ambitious international cooperation in the history of science. Built and operated by the United States (NASA), Russia (Roscosmos), Europe (ESA), Japan (JAXA), and Canada (CSA), the station is a beacon of what humanity can achieve when borders are left behind and minds are united.

It has been instrumental in advancing our understanding of microgravity, biology, climate science, and even deep-space medicine, paving the way for future missions to the Moon and Mars. Over 250 astronauts from 20+ countries have called the ISS home, turning it into a true global outpost in orbit.

🎯 How Well Do You Know the ISS?

Few people realize that the ISS is the third brightest object in the sky—often visible to the naked eye as it streaks across the heavens at 28,000 km/h (17,500 mph). It orbits Earth approximately every 90 minutes, meaning astronauts onboard witness 16 sunrises and sunsets each day.

The station has hosted everything from zero-gravity musical performances to international live-streamed science experiments, and it's even survived multiple funding threats, space debris scares, and geopolitical tensions, proving space diplomacy can still work.

👉 Play our the International Space Station quiz now.

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