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they got the idea in 1782 when the brothers and their friend were sitting by their fire place
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The first hot air balloon was made in September 19, 1783.
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The oldest person to ride a hot air balloon was 109 years old, she rode it in 1895
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In 1937 their was the biggest hot air balloon crash that killed 36 people.
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The farthest air balloon went 5,209 miles in Japan Mexico in 1991.
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The highest hot air balloon went 68,986 feet in the air in 2005.
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In 2011, 49 balloons crossed from Dover to Calais across the English Channel. Originally, 50 balloons set off, but one had to land before Calais when it got into difficulties.
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On January 7 2012a hot air balloon coiled with a power line it tried to get to land but that caused it to catch on fire. All of the passengers died.
