A google search that says "First Person to backflip" the ai result on google is "It's difficult to trace the origins of the backflip, but one story claims that John Backflip performed the first backflip in 1316 in medieval Europe. However, Backflip was eventually exiled after his rival, William Front Flip, convinced the public that Backflip was using witchcraft."
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