Who in their right mind would jump from thousands of feet in hopes of being caught by some cords and fabric? Turns out people have been doing it for centuries.
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Resources:
Da Vinci’s Parachute
About the first parachute jump
An early history of the harness parachute
A summary of parachuting in WWI & WWII