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May 07, 2024

70. F is for Funambulism

1 hour 3 minutes

Wallendas are flying! Omelets are flipping! Swords are not being swallowed! Lorien straps Katharine to her back and walks a metaphorical tightrope.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tightrope_walking

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https://balansa-slackline.com/slacklining-history/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Wallenda

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_Wallendas

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Petit

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By Lorien Megill and Katharine McNally

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