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Here are just some of Richard Branson's near-death experiences ahead of his first space flight | CNN Business
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AP Images on Twitter: "OTD in 1987, Richard Branson & Per Lindstrand became the first hot-air balloon travelers to cross the Atlantic. https://t.co/i0znQoho4S" / Twitter
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First Trans-Atlantic Crossing in a Hot Air Balloon - Guinness World Records 60th Anniversary - YouTube
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