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# Don't Try This At Home

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7 'child-friendly' activities that are a total nightmare in reality
Baking with a four-year-old seems like a great idea until you’re cleaning cake mix off the ceiling, writes Ciara McDonnell.
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Sep 11th 2018, 3:26 PM
Three Irish doctors and a businessman are rowing across the Atlantic for charity
Three experienced rowers and one novice are taking their boat Saoirse across the Atlantic in a charity row.
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Oct 14th 2017, 11:30 AM
Aussie Rules game delayed after parachutist delivering match ball crash lands
He hit the ground at some speed.
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Apr 23rd 2016, 3:48 PM
Child (2) falls into cheetah pit 'after mother dangled him over enclosure'
The young boy escaped serious injury.
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Apr 13th 2015, 8:41 AM
Bobbing for apples, the silent danger this Halloween
“Attempting to bite the apple at force when dunking their head” can cause injuries to children according to eye doctors.
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Oct 29th 2013, 10:50 AM
Here's what happens if you put an iPhone in a microwave
Why would anyone want to find out? It’s art, of course!
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Jul 15th 2013, 12:09 PM
VIDEO: People jump off restaurant rooftop into Liffey
This is seriously dangerous…
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Jun 6th 2013, 6:21 PM
VIDEO: Safari guide drunkenly charges at an elephant (and then gets fired)
Of all the things to do when you’re drunk, this ranks among the dumbest.
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May 14th 2013, 3:53 PM
Man tries Harlem Shake, falls into bonfire
Memes are dangerous, kids.
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Apr 24th 2013, 7:30 PM
Phil Mickelson hit a trick shot over a guy standing 35 inches in front of him
Get in the hole!
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Mar 26th 2013, 5:44 PM
World's 'strongest child' does push-ups on glass bottles
Seriously – don’t even think about trying this at home.
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Jan 30th 2012, 2:13 PM
WATCH: Chinese soldiers pass around a live grenade
Don’t try this one at home…
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Jan 24th 2012, 3:05 PM
What would happen if you put your hand in the Large Hadron Collider?
Scientists attempt to answer the question that’s been keeping us all awake at night.
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Sep 23rd 2010, 8:51 AM