19-year-old Galen Volckhausen has been kayaking over waterfalls since he was just a little kid. Take the drop with him as he braves the boils of 65-foot Aldeyjarfoss — a breathtaking natural phenomenon in Iceland where nature still rules.
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London, UK – It’s no surprise. We expected this. They’d been on target right out of the gate. And we were rooting for them.
Still, Maserati’s finish in London just a few hours ago is impressive by any standard. Giovanni Soldini and crew have broken the ‘Tea Route’ record from Hong Kong to the UK with a time of 36 days, 2 hours, 37 minutes and 2 seconds. This shatters the previous mark — set 10 years ago by Gitana 13, a 100-ft maxi catamaran — by 5 days and 19 hours.
“We are super happy,” Soldini was quoted as saying in a press release. “But also very tired … More
Sharks attacks events are extremely rare, but when they occur, they always make the news and generate a serious social alarm.
Despite the flashy headlines, the truth is that humans are not part of the shark’s diet and, in most cases, it privileges the less dangerous hit-and-run attacks.
And, in many cases … More