Vertical skydiving world record broken in Illinois

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A skydiver prepares to land, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in Ottawa, Ill. More than 140 skydivers reaching speeds in excess of 180 mph gathered in the skies over central Illinois to set a new world record in vertical flying. Falling at speeds of up to 220 mph, a group of nearly 140 skydivers shattered the vertical skydiving world record as they flew heads-down in a massive snowflake formation in northern Illinois. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)