Incredible Feats

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Incredible Feats episodes

March 19, 2021 Flooring MMA Opponents In 14 Seconds Flat
“Rowdy” Ronda Rousey tamed Cat “Alpha” Zingano in only fourteen seconds to successfully defend her UFC Bantamweight Title.

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8 min
March 18, 2021 Zero To Hero In One Icy Year
Kristi Yamaguchi landed a triple Lutz to win Olympic gold in 1992, transforming from career underdog to one of the most scintillating figure skaters to ever grace the ice.

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8 min
March 17, 2021 Pacifist Mom Becomes Wartime Spy
After British soldiers commandeered her parlor during the Revolutionary War, Lydia Darragh eavesdropped on their plan to ambush her son’s encampment — and risked her life to stop them.

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8 min
March 16, 2021 The Fastest, Most Fearless Woman In The World
Stuntwoman Kitty O’ Neil became the fastest woman in the world after piloting a wheeled supersonic jet at over 500 miles per hour.

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8 min
March 15, 2021 Undercover Botanist Circles The Globe
Jeanne Baret’s passion for plants knew no bounds. To study them, she defied the French Navy, disguised herself as a man, and circumnavigated the globe.

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8 min
March 12, 2021 Dying A Thousand Deaths
Anna May Wong has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and over sixty film credits to her name. But to become the first Asian-American TV star, she’d have to quit Hollywood…

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7 min
March 11, 2021 First WNBA MVP
Despite losing a beloved friend and teammate, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke led the Houston Comets to four consecutive WNBA titles, taking home the Finals MVP Award each time.

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8 min
March 10, 2021 Winning Silver, But Treated Like Gold
At 20 years old, badminton star P.V. Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win silver in the Olympics.

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8 min
March 09, 2021 Only Woman Honored As A Civil War Veteran
Unboundless bravery and a talent for disguises helped Sarah Edmonds become a war hero who served as a nurse, soldier, courier, and spy.

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7 min
March 08, 2021 Sacagawea Makes The Save
16-year-old Sacagawea was indispensable to the Lewis and Clark expedition, once single-handedly saving priceless records that could’ve been lost forever.

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8 min

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They’ve broken records, made history, and turned the impossible into the incredible. Every weekday, join comedian Dan Cummins as he profiles amazing achievements made by people from all over the…