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Orville Wright successfully makes a flight in a heavier-than-air machine that takes off from level ground under its own power and is controlled during flight. He flies the first airplane.

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Planet-hunters have discovered two "super-Earths" orbiting two nearby Sun-like stars. Scientists say the discoveries are a step towards finding potentially habitable planets - smaller planets that are comparable to the Earth.

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An international scientific effort has revealed the genetics behind Asia's diversity.