Trivia # 51: Niagara Falls Tightrope Day

Did you know...

... that today is Niagara Falls Tightrope Day? In 1859,
Frenchman Charles Blondin aka Jean Francois Gravelet crossed
Niagara Falls on a tightrope! It took him five minutes. 25,000
spectators stood and stared as he made his way across the
falls in a most dangerous Odyssey ... one he had made several
times before on stilts; carrying another man on his back;
pushing a wheelbarrow; and even once, blindfolded. What some
people do with nothing but spare time on their hands! ;-)

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Today's Inspirational Quote

"There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in
your own way."

-- Christopher Morley

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Trivia # 50: Wonder Girl of the Air Day

Did you know...

... that today is Wonder Girl of the Air Day? On this date in
1930, English aviator Amy Johnson completed the first solo
airplane flight from England to Australia. She had started the
trip 23 days earlier on May 5th. Because of this feat and
others, she was known as the wonder girl of the air.

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Today's Inspirational Quote

"The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is
freedom from fear."

-- Aung San Suu Kyi

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Today's Inspirational Quote

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating
yourself."

-- George Bernard Shaw

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Today's Inspirational Quote

"Don't ever confuse the two, your life and your work. That's
what I have to say. The second is only part of the first."

-- Anna Quindlen

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Today's Inspirational Quote

"Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All
life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the
better. What if they are a little course, and you may get your
coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly
rolled in the dirt once or twice. Up again, you shall never be
so afraid of a tumble."

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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