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When Jacques Charles flew the first hydrogen balloon in 1783, it was destroyed by terrified peasants when it landed as it was only the second ever balloon flight.

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Fun Fact: – When Jacques Charles flew the first hydrogen balloon in 1783, it was destroyed by terrified peasants when it landed as it was only the second ever balloon flight.

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