Since man could walk, he's longed to reach for the skies. Nobody felt the desire to soar like a bird more than Austrian tailor Franz Reichelt, who designed a parachute-like overcoat that would float its wearer to the ground.
In 1912, Reichelt stood on the first deck of the Eiffel Tower, then the world's tallest building, and showed off his fashionable flying invention.
In front of an expectant crowd and the press, he stepped off and softly wafted to the ground, landing safely. No, of course he didn't; he plummeted to his demise. Want proof? There's a video.