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TIL about William Rankin, a pilot who in 1959 parachuted into and survived passing through a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud while it was fully developed, an experience so traumatic that he dubbed... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/brewing_chai on 2023-08-11 21:15:53.

Original Title: TIL about William Rankin, a pilot who in 1959 parachuted into and survived passing through a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud while it was fully developed, an experience so traumatic that he dubbed it "being in a huge, uncontrollable laundry machine."

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