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March 12, 2015 at 1:00 am

Charles Eugster Runs 200m in Under a Minute. Charles Eugster is 95-Years-Old

Charles Eugster Runs 200m in Under a Minute. Charles Eugster is 95-Years-Old

Watch 95-year-old Dr. Charles Eugster set a new age-group World Record in the indoor 200m—his age-group is 95 years and over. His new record of 55.48″ knocked a massive 2.4″ off the previous record, set by American Orville Rogers in March 2013. To learn more about Eugster, visit http://www.silvergreysportsclub.com.

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March 11, 2015 at 10:28 am

Drone Captures Pod of Dolphins Surfing Waves Off Australian Coast

Drone Captures Pod of Dolphins Surfing Waves Off Australian Coast

A quadcopter captures a pod of bottlenose dolphins playing in the waves along the Esperance coastline in Western Australia. Amazing to see them leap out of the water like that!

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March 11, 2015 at 9:43 am

There’s a Canopy Walkway in Cape Town that Lets You Walk Above the Trees

There's a Canopy Walkway in Cape Town that Lets You Walk Above the Trees

Kirstenbosch Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway © Adam Harrower Set against the eastern slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch is the first botanic garden in the world to be included within a natural World Heritage Site. Established in 1913 the 36 hectare garden is part of a larger 528 hectare nature reserve. To herald…

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March 10, 2015 at 8:10 pm

This Horse’s First Time in Water Could Not Have Gone Any Better

This Horse's First Time in Water Could Not Have Gone Any Better

He looks so happy, what a precious memory to capture on film! A moment neither of them will ever forget.

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March 10, 2015 at 1:09 pm

This Canadian Hot Spring has a Hair Freezing Contest Every Winter

This Canadian Hot Spring has a Hair Freezing Contest Every Winter

Every February the Takhini Hot Pools in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada host a Hair Freezing Contest. Visitors dunk their hair in the hot water (usually 40° Celsius/104° Fahrenheit) and then let it freeze in the chilly air above (temperatures in Feb. can easily dip below -30° Celsius/-22° Fahrenheit). Contestants are free to mold and style…

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March 10, 2015 at 11:35 am

10 Central European Landscapes Inspired by Grimm’s Fairy Tales

10 Central European Landscapes Inspired by Grimm's Fairy Tales

“Brothers Grimm’s Wanderings” by Kilian Schönberger is the second part of a photo project that started with Brothers Grimm’s Homeland. On Behance, Schönberger adds: “The photos are inspired by the old fairtytales written by the Brothers Grimm. Therefore I’m searching places throughout Central Europe that echo the mood of those old stories. I think…

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March 9, 2015 at 11:20 am

Chuck Jones’ 9 Golden Rules for the Coyote and the Road Runner

Chuck Jones' 9 Golden Rules for the Coyote and the Road Runner

Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner are a duo of characters from the Looney Tunes. The characters were created by Warner Bros., animation director Chuck Jones and they made their first appearance on September 17, 1949. To date, 48 cartoons have been made featuring these characters (including the three CGI shorts), the majority…

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March 8, 2015 at 10:52 pm

Artist Transforms Old Steel Bolts Into Evocative Sculptures

Artist Transforms Old Steel Bolts Into Evocative Sculptures

Tobbe Malm is an artist and blacksmith from Sweden and currently living in Norway. In a series entitled Bolt Poetry, Malm transforms old steel bolts he found in an old barn in Bergsladen, Sweden. Tobbe explains: ” I found them in a barn. They had been lying there for a long time and they…

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March 6, 2015 at 2:10 pm

Teton Gravity Debut First-Ever Ultra HD Footage of Himalayas Above 20,000 ft

Teton Gravity Debut First-Ever Ultra HD Footage of Himalayas Above 20,000 ft

The aerial cinema experts at Teton Gravity Research release the first ultra HD footage of the Himalayas shot from above 20,000 ft. with the GSS C520 system, the most advanced gyro-stabilized camera system in the world. Filmed from a helicopter with a crew flying from Kathmandu at 4,600 ft. up to 24,000 ft. on…

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March 6, 2015 at 10:01 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 307

The Shirk Report - Volume 307

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 25 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com 25 IMAGES – Testing – Friday!…

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