Incredible Feats

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Incredible Feats episodes

October 14, 2020 Surviving 438 Days At Sea
A day of deep-sea fishing turned dangerous when a storm knocked two fishermen way out into the Pacific. As 2013 turned to 2014, many gave the men up for dead — but Jose Salvador Alvarenga survived.

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7 min
October 13, 2020 A Barefoot Arctic Marathon
Wim Hof, aka “The Iceman,” can endure subzero temps like no other. Who else can say they’ve run a half marathon in the Arctic Circle barefoot, wearing nothing but shorts?

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7 min
October 12, 2020 Pitching History
Mo’Ne Davis electrified the baseball world during the 2014 Little League World Series with her talent on the pitching mound.

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7 min
October 09, 2020 Legendary Icelandic Strongman
Before he played The Mountain in HBO’s Game of Thrones series, Hafthor Bjornsson beat a 1,000-year-old Viking record.

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8 min
October 08, 2020 Phelps’ Extraordinary Comeback
Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympic Athlete ever, but his career hit rough waters after a 2014 DUI arrest. He had one more chance to prove himself: Rio 2016.

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8 min
October 07, 2020 Carving Through A Mountain
Dashrath Manjhi hammered and chiselled his way through a mountain for two decades to make medical care more accessible for his village.

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7 min
October 06, 2020 Skateboarding Prodigy
In 2012, Jagger Eaton became the youngest person ever invited to compete in the X Games. You can bet he skated right through it.

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7 min
October 05, 2020 The Hero Swim Champ
After a streetcar crashed into a lake, champion finswimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan dove into the polluted water to rescue its passengers. He saved dozens of lives… but the story was covered up for years.

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7 min
October 02, 2020 The Suleman Octuplets
Dubbed the “Octomom,” Nadya Suleman is the eighth woman in known history to birth octuplets. Her kids are the only known surviving set of octuplets, ever.

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7 min
October 01, 2020 Born To Run
Dean Karnazes is not your typical ultramarathoner. He can run for literal days, fueled by massive amounts of junk food consumed on the go.

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7 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…