Did You Know? The First Attempt at Human Flight Was Made by a Catholic Monk Over 1,000 Years Ago!

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Did You Know? The First Attempt at Human Flight Was Made by a Catholic Monk Over 1,000 Years Ago!

In the early 11th century, long before the Wright brothers dreamed of flight, a Benedictine monk named Elmer of Malmesbury dared to challenge gravity with one of the first ever attempts at human flight. Inspired by the Greek myth of Daedalus, Elmer fashioned wings for his hands and feet, climbed the tower at Malmesbury Abbey in South West England, and launched himself into the air! According to historian William of Malmesbury, Elmer glided over …