Can humans survive over 100,000 feet above sea level? In 1960, U.S. Air Force captain Joseph Kittinger had to find that out for himself… and then skydive back to Earth.

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Annie Thorisdottir was looking for a sport that was exciting and that she could dominate. When she found Crossfit, it was “game over” for other competitors.

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A love of snow-skiing combined with a love of aquaplaning on the local lake led teenager Ralph Samuelson to invent a new sport. But it wasn’t as easy as it sounds.

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Becoming the first woman to fly into outer space was relatively easy for Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. The challenging part was making sure she would also be the first woman to return from outer space safely.

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Imagine diving off a platform almost 38 feet in the air and landing in water only 1 foot deep. Sound impossible? It is, unless you're Darren Taylor… aka Professor Splash.

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When hiker Aron Ralston’s right arm got wedged between an 800 pound boulder and the canyon wall, he was forced to do the unthinkable.

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How does one become the fastest man in the world? Why, chicken nuggets, of course.

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After snowboarding down all the highest peaks that helicopters could reach, Jeremy Jones had to find a new place to descend. Somewhere nobody had ever snowboarded before.

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Goaded on by her brother’s taunts, Bessie Coleman crossed an ocean to learn how to fly. She broke boundaries as a pilot — then went on to perfect daring stunts, too. 

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Ever since she started with Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé has been piling up Grammys — more than any other singer in history.

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