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18 Things About the Eiffel Tower You Never Knew

On the tower’s 100th anniversary, a tightrope walker named Philipe Petit walked over a 2,296ft (700m) tightrope between the Tower and the Palais de Challiot. source 9.

Mastering the Art of Extreme Balance - Incredible!

Eskil does everything from walk on a tightrope between hot air balloons in flight to balance on a simple chair on the edge of a 3,500 foot cliff. Eskil says that his extreme ability to balance is the result of his practice in yoga, meditation and breathing techniques.

There are Supermen Among Us - Amazing!

Hans Zak was born with nerves of steel, and you can usually find him walking a tightrope between very tall structures or rock formations. Balancing a whole car on your head sounds like suicide, but John Evan was able to balance a mini on his head for 33 seconds!

14 Incredible News Photos from Around the World

Melbourne, Australia - Kane Petersen walks a tightrope 300 meters (984ft) high. Scott Barbour/Stringer 3. Celebrations of the 205th anniversary of Mexico's independence from Spain. Edgard Garrido/Reuters 4.

The Guinness Records Broke in 2013!

Reinhard Kleindl, Austria, breaks the Guinness world record for highest tightrope walking in an urban environment. In Frankfurt, he strode the rope at an altitude of 185 meters. Chinese paper lanterns blowing in the Philippines.

The Most Incredible Photos Taken In the World Lately

. – Amphibious cars sailing in Lake Mead Reuters Pyongyang, North Korea – The 70th anniversary of the Worker’s Party of Korea Reuters Tokyo, Japan – Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, tackling a 10-year-old boy during a friendly game of rugby Reuters Catania, Italy – Tightrope walker, Tauri Vahesaar

Check Out These Spectacular Award-Winning Drone Photos

Image source: Drone Photo Awards In January 2021, despite the extreme cold, famous tightrope walker Nathan Paulin successfully walked a 200m long and 2.5cm wide "highline" at "Pointe d'Areu" in the Aravis range, at an elevation of 2460 meters.

Scientists Find Enzyme That Could End Aging and Cancer

Aging versus Cancer Organisms regulate their telomere maintenance in this way because they are treading a biological tightrope. On one hand, they need to replace the cells that they lose by cell division, but, on the other hand, any cell which has an unlimited capacity to divide is a tumor risk.

2013 Was a Year of Surprising Moments!

The 11-year-old bear Masha practices her tightrope routine at the St. Petersburg circus. An alligator traverses the course at the PGA Tour Zurich Classic in Lou At the Malabon Zoo in the Philippines, a python plays with an orangutan.