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Do you know who was the first person to sit on top of the world?

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2 June 2025

Do you know who was the first person to sit on top of the world?

African American explorer Matthew Henson may have been the first person to stand on the North Pole. In 1909, he reached the pole with the help of fellow explorer Robert Peary, forty dogs and four local hunters. He is quoted as saying "I think I am the first man to sit on top of the world."
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