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  2. Charles Blondin - Wikipedia

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    Charles Blondin (born Jean François Gravelet, 28 February 1824 – 22 February 1897) was a French tightrope walker and acrobat. He toured the United States and was known for crossing the 1,100 ft (340 m) Niagara Gorge on a tightrope.

  3. Tightrope walking - Wikipedia

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    Tightrope walking, Armenian manuscript, 1688. Tightwire is the skill of maintaining balance while walking along a tensioned wire between two points. It can be done either using a balancing tool (umbrella, fan, balance pole, etc.) or "freehand", using only one's body to maintain balance.

  4. Pauline Violante - Wikipedia

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    A man, Carlo Valerio, who tried to create another tight rope walk at Cremorne Gardens died when a hook broke and the wire fell and Valerio was killed. E.T.Smith who had been involved in Violante's walk over the Thames explained his involvement at the inquest into Valerio's death.

  5. Nik Wallenda - Wikipedia

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    Nik Wallenda waves to the crowd at his tightrope walk across Niagara Falls in 2012. On February 15, 2012, Nik Wallenda received official approval from Ontario's Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) to walk a tightrope across Niagara Falls, a dream he had had since he was a child.

  6. Tightrope (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Tightrope Walker, a 1979 bronze sculpture by Dutch artist Kees Verkade Tightrope , a 2015 novel by Simon Mawer Tightrope, part of Operation Dominic I and II , the last atmospheric nuclear test by the United States, in 1962

  7. Tightrope walker is latest problem for downtown L.A.'s ... - AOL

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    As last weekend's tightrope walk shows, the site remains penetrable. Mark Tarczynski, a broker who is with the team trying to sell the property as part of bankruptcy proceedings, said the owners ...

  8. This device helps you lift really heavy objects with ease - AOL

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    This nifty little tool helps you lift heavy objects like large panels of wood or drywall. It clamps onto the top of the panel and has a handle that lets you carry these large slabs right on your side.

  9. Tightrope Walker (sculpture) - Wikipedia

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    Tightrope Walker (sometimes Tight Rope Walker) [1] is an outdoor bronze sculpture by Dutch artist Kees Verkade, installed on Columbia University's Revson Plaza in Upper Manhattan, New York City, in 1979. [2] The work commemorates General William J. Donovan and depicts one figure standing atop another as he tightrope walks. [3]