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Arthur Benjamin: The Mathemagician Who Calculates Faster Than a Calculator
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Dominic O’Brien Trained His Memory to Win Eight World Championships
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Joe Simpson, the Mountaineer Who Crawled Back From Siula Grande
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Beck Weathers, the Everest Climber Left for Dead Who Walked Back Into Camp
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Alex Honnold Climbed El Capitan Without a Rope After Years of Preparation
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Ueli Steck, the Swiss Machine Who Climbed the Eiger in 2 Hours 23 Minutes
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Courtney Dauwalter, the Ultrarunner Who Won Three 100-Milers in One Summer
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Ranulph Fiennes Reached Both Poles, Then Climbed Everest at 65
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Criss Angel Made Extreme Endurance Part of Modern Illusion
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Harry Houdini Turned Escape Into the Most Famous Act in Magic
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Loïc Jean-Albert Helped Invent Modern Wingsuit Proximity Flight
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Roberta Mancino Combined Wingsuit Flight With Fashion Imagery
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Luke Aikins Jumped 25,000 Feet Into a Net Without a Parachute
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Uli Emanuele Trained for Years to Fly Through a Rock Gap
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Alexander Polli Flew Through a Mountain’s Narrow Opening
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Jeb Corliss Turned Wingsuit Flight Into Proximity Precision
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Karl Wallenda Built a High-Wire Dynasty Above the Crowd
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Philippe Petit Made the Space Between the Twin Towers His Stage
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Nik Wallenda Made the High Wire a Live Global Event
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Robbie Maddison Took a Dirt Bike From Giant Ramps to Ocean Waves
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Travis Pastrana Made Freestyle Motocross a Laboratory for Risk
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Robbie Knievel Carried His Father’s Daredevil Legacy Further
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Evel Knievel Turned Motorcycle Jumps Into American Spectacle
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Nelson Mandela Learned Afrikaans to Understand His Oppressors
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