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The Wright brothers flew together just once

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Because nothing screams family bonding like mutually acknowledging that your shared invention is an absolute death trap. Wilbur and Orville promised their terrified father they would never fly in the same aircraft, mathematically ensuring that if a canvas wing folded in mid-air, the family bloodline wouldn't end in a single twisted pile of wood.

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