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    1. Here I go: Felix Baumgartner jumped from the platform of his capsule 24 miles above Earth in an extraordinary feat watched by millions worldwide in October. Felix, 43, took 9.03 minutes to reach Earth, breaking the record for the highest ever freefall and becoming the first skydiver to go faster than the speed of sound (Red Bull Content Pool/Rex Features)
      Here I go: Felix Baumgartner jumped from the platform of his capsule 24 miles above Earth in an extraordinary feat watched by millions worldwide in October. Felix, 43, took 9.03 minutes to reach Earth, breaking the record for the highest ever freefall and becoming the first skydiver to go faster than the speed of sound (Red Bull Content Pool/Rex Features)

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