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Philippe Petit: Man on Wire

Philippe Petit: Man on Wire

  Shortly after 8:00 am on the morning of 7 August 1974, the now-not-there Twin Towers in New York became the site of what has been called "the ar...

Philippe Petit: Man on Wire

  Shortly after 8:00 am on the morning of 7 August 1974, the now-not-there Twin Towers in New York became the site of what has been called "the ar...
Kayfabe

Kayfabe

  Professional wrestlers are referred to in the industry as either “babyfaces” or “heels” … goodies or badies respectively. "Faces" and heels are ...

Kayfabe

  Professional wrestlers are referred to in the industry as either “babyfaces” or “heels” … goodies or badies respectively. "Faces" and heels are ...
Houdini

Houdini

  Harry Houdini was magic's greatest visionary. Houdini, born Erik Weisz, was the son of a rabbi who emigrated from Hungary to the United States a...

Houdini

  Harry Houdini was magic's greatest visionary. Houdini, born Erik Weisz, was the son of a rabbi who emigrated from Hungary to the United States a...
Thumb Wrestling

Thumb Wrestling

The American writer Norman Mailer was said to be passionate about thumb wrestling. Reportedly, it was his favourite “sport”. As you are likely aw...

Thumb Wrestling

The American writer Norman Mailer was said to be passionate about thumb wrestling. Reportedly, it was his favourite “sport”. As you are likely aw...
The Winged Keel

The Winged Keel

  The America’s Cup is the oldest continuously awarded trophy in the world. It predates the American Civil War. Between 1851 and 1983, the New Yor...

The Winged Keel

  The America’s Cup is the oldest continuously awarded trophy in the world. It predates the American Civil War. Between 1851 and 1983, the New Yor...
Kjeragbolten

Kjeragbolten

  Kjeragbolten is a boulder on the mountain Kjerag in Norway. The rock itself is a 5 cubic metre (180 cubic feet) glacial deposit wedged in a larg...

Kjeragbolten

  Kjeragbolten is a boulder on the mountain Kjerag in Norway. The rock itself is a 5 cubic metre (180 cubic feet) glacial deposit wedged in a larg...
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