First Arab Astronaut
In 1985, Saudi Arabia went down in history as the first country to send an Arab astronaut into space. The first Arab, first Saudi and first Muslim to ever enter space is Prince Sultan bin Salman. He was one of the crew members aboard the space shuttle “Discovery.”
First Arab Astronaut
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“Winston’s Hiccup”
There is a joke about the Saudi kingdom’s size that is related to Winston Churchill, the English Prime Minister. The joke goes that while Churchill was outlining the boundaries for Jordan and Saudi Arabia, he hiccupped from drinking so much brandy. Because of this, his hand slipped and granted Saudi Arabia a few thousand miles extra.
“Winston’s Hiccup”
