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TIL that in 2020, "Mad" Mike Hughes built a steam-powered rocket for $18,000 and launched himself in it in an attempt to prove the earth was flat. The rocket's parachute deployed shortly after launch, causing the craft to crash into the ground. Hughes died on impact
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'Mad' Mike Hughes dies after crash-landing homemade rocket

"Mad" Mike Hughes, 64, wanted to launch himself into space to prove that the Earth was flat.

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