Engineers Drained the Niagara Falls and Uncovered Its Dark History

A Bizarre Death

In 1984, Canadian stuntman Karel Soucek survived his journey in a barrel over the Falls, which ignited a modern urge to complete the same task. Tragically, he died the following year at the Houston Astrodome in Texas while trying to recreate his stunt. In 1990, American Jesse Sharp attempted to tackle the Falls in just a canoe but disappeared in the massive wall of water.

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The More You Know

  • A group of bunnies is called a "fluffle."
  • The Guinness brewery supported all of it's employees who chose to fight in WW1. They were paid half of their wages while away, and their jobs were guaranteed upon their return. The brewery also sent them care packages containing chocolate and condensed milk.
  • The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
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