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World's Largest Hot Desert by Area

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First Human Flight

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Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier

Paris, France

On 15 October 1783, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier made an early manned tethered ascent in a Montgolfier hot-air balloon, an important first in documented human flight.

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Most Academy Awards Won by an Individual

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