Incredible Survivals Over Niagara Falls
The news this week has been filled with the amazing story of a person who jumped over Niagara Falls in an apparent suicide attempt and survived. He is the fourth person to attempt such a thing and live. As you can imagine, the number of people who try this stunt don't survive. According to the Niagara Falls, Ontario police report, "One or two people - PER WEEK - attempt to jump over the Falls." Most of them are either rescued before they make the descent or they die. Here are five of the "lucky ones" - survivals over Niagara Falls. I think it goes without saying that going over the Niagara Falls is not recommended... WARNING: Do Not Try This In Canada
5 More Places to Look at in The U.S. on Google Earth
Jimm posted 5 Places to Look Up in The U.S. on Google Earth a few days ago that is very interesting. I have spent hours among hours looking up different things so I decided to post a few more coordinates for everybody to check out. These are a mixture of places and random things that I thought were pretty cool. Here are five more places to check out in the U.S. on Google Earth. Read more...
Five People Born on February 28
Today is February 28, 2010 and the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 305 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1027 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date, in 1935, nylon was developed by Wallace Carothers for Dupont. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Read more...
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