Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner, famously known as “Fearless Felix,” who made history with his 2012 stratosphere skydive, tragically passed away in a paragliding accident in Italy at the age of 56. Baumgartner became the first human to break the sound barrier in freefall during the Red Bull Stratos mission.
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