Jeanne Pierre Francois Blanchard built the first parachute and tested it using a dog. He put the dog in a basket equipped with his invention and then dropped it from a hot air balloon. It was a giant step forward for aviation history, but a giant step backwards in establishing the dog as man's best friend.
I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, "Ain't that the truth."
~Quincy Jones