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How Things Look on Instagram: "In 1991, John Vincent, a BASE jumper from New Orleans, carried out a jump off one of the World Trade Center towers. He reportedly had about 160 skydives by then, but this was only his sixth BASE jump. According to accounts, he managed to get a parachute rig past security by wearing it under his clothes because a prepacked BASE rig was under scrutiny. He escaped the scene without being arrested, and although some charges were reportedly filed initially, they were la

Unraveling the October 10th Mystery

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Terrifying History on Instagram: "On July 13, 2007, during the IAAF Golden Gala in Rome’s Olympic Stadium, French long jumper Salim Sdiri became the victim of one of track and field’s most horrifying accidents. As Sdiri prepared for his event, Finnish javelin thrower Tero Pitkämäki’s errant throw veered wildly off-course during warm-ups. The 800-gram steel-tipped javelin rocketed across the field at 110 km/h before impaling Sdiri through his right side, its tip burying 10 centimeters into his to