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Q&A: Has anyone ever survived a really high fall without a parachute?

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Question from Jane:  I recently saw on the news that two navy jets had crashed into each other.

One of the planes managed to land safely but the pilot of the other plane was violently ejected from his plane by the force of the crash.

He fell about 2,000 feet without his parachute ever opening. Sadly, he didn’t survive.

That got my husband to wondering if anyone has ever survived a fall from such great heights without using a parachute, and now I’m wondering the same thing.

Do you know if such a thing has ever happened?  [Read more…]

Video: Danny MacAskill’s best amazing bike tricks

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Regular readers of this blog are very familiar with the skillful and fearless manner with which Danny MacAskill rides his bikes.

If you haven’t seen Danny ride before, you can check out the videos I’ve featured showcasing his unbelievable talents in these posts.

The video I’m sharing with you today is a compilation of some of Danny’s best amazing bike tricks.  [Read more…]

The Rest of the Story: The signers of the Declaration of Independence

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In their time, Paul Harvey’s short “The Rest of the Story” broadcasts were among the most popular, and most beloved programs in all the world of radio.

For decades, Mr. Harvey’s distinctive voice was welcomed into millions of homes and offices as he brought forth his latest true, but sometimes almost unbelievable stories about people and events that we all thought we were well familiar with.  [Read more…]

The Rest of the Story: The poor boy with the out-of-tune guitar

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The late, great Paul Harvey worked in radio and television for decades bringing “news and commentary” to the masses.

A born storyteller, Mr. Harvey just had a knack for touching the hearts and stirring the minds of his audience.

As a youngster, I enjoyed all of his broadcasts, but the ones I loved the most were his short, but always interesting “The Rest of the Story” series.  [Read more…]

Video: The man of a thousand voices

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Are you old enough to have grown up watching the old Warner Brothers cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny, Porky the Pig, Daffy Duck, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzalez, Yosemite Sam and the dozens of other cartoon characters that graced our TV and movie screens?

If so, you surely noticed how distinctive all those characters’ voices were.

Well here’s something you might not know about those voices…  [Read more…]