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> was the only known person to survive a fall from the top of a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud.

Perhaps that's technically correct but Ewa Wiśnierska rose from ground level to 10km to the top of a cumulonimbus thunderstorm and came down 4 hours later 60km away. It's an amazing story.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewa_Wi%C5%9Bnierska

https://www.theage.com.au/national/after-flying-to-the-heave...




That was a fascinating read, thank you.




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