Incredible Feats

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Incredible Feats episodes

August 06, 2021 Drowned Alive
It can be tricky to master even a sleight of hand, but illusionist David Blaine took his magic to the next level when he changed his body inside and out… all so he could hold his breath the longest.

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7 min
August 05, 2021 Highest Score In College Basketball
In 2012, breaking the collegiate basketball scoring record seemed impossible. But Jack Taylor had a few things going for him…

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7 min
August 04, 2021 Determination And Loads Of Hot Air
After a lifetime of adventure, Fedor Konyukhov remembered an idea he had in 1992 — one that would take his ambitions sky-high, and break multiple circumnavigation records.

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7 min
August 03, 2021 Losing A Leg, Starting A Movement
A battle with cancer cost him a limb, but Terry Fox felt lucky just to be alive — so he poured his gratitude into an impossible-sounding mission that would let him give back.

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8 min
August 02, 2021 Daredevil Skier Summits Everest At 80
By the time Yuichiro Miura was 80 years old, he’d already set a skiing record, survived a near-death experience, and glided down the highest mountain in Japan. But he wasn’t done pushing his limits.

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7 min
July 30, 2021 2 Sports, 2 Medals, 2 Borrowed Skis
Ester Ladecka from the Czech Republic became the first woman to win a gold medal in two different sports in the span of one Winter Olympics.

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8 min
July 29, 2021 From Flying Squirrel To Double Gold Medal Winner
Not even expected to medal in the 2012 London Olympics, gymnast Gabby Douglas became the first American to win gold medals in both the Individual and Team All-Around.

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7 min
July 28, 2021 Shooting Blind To Set The Olympic Archery Record
He might be legally blind, but South Korea’s Im Dong-Hyun can always find the bullseye.

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7 min
July 27, 2021 The “Miracle On The Mat”
Facing 9-time world champ and 3-time Olympic gold medalist Aleksandr Karelin from Russia, Rulon Gardner of the U.S. came up with the biggest upset in Olympic wrestling history to win the gold medal.

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8 min
July 26, 2021 Overcoming Icebergs And Injuries To Win Gold
Tennis champion Richard Norris Williams II won his first Grand Slam in mixed-doubles in the U.S. Open. Months earlier, he survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

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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…