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# stunt

Last year
2022
# Comedian
Joe Lycett reveals the £10,000 he appeared to shred in David Beckham-Qatar protest was fake
The comedian previously threatened to destroy the money unless David Beckham reneged on his deal with Qatar 2022.
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Nov 21st 2022, 2:41 PM
All time
# Arizona
David Blaine floats over desert with helium balloons in latest stunt
The stunt was reminiscent of a scene in the film Up.
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Sep 3rd 2020, 8:49 AM
# Heart in mouth
Wingsuit flyers pull off outrageous stunt by BASE jumping right into a moving plane
The thrill-seeking Frenchmen were travelling at speeds of around 138km/h.
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Nov 30th 2017, 3:47 PM
# bliss n eso
Stunt actor shot dead during Australian hip-hop band's video shoot
Police are investigating.
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Jan 23rd 2017, 3:12 PM
# Terror scare
Some people weren't too happy filmmakers were allowed blow up a bus in London today
The explosion sparked panic with some people saying they feared it was a terrorist attack.
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Feb 7th 2016, 3:21 PM
# Snow Joke
An 18-year-old F1 driver drove his €2.7 million race car down a ski slope
Max Verstappen’s latest stunt puts the ice around Ireland into perspective.
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Jan 15th 2016, 6:26 PM
# Ouch
A woman dumped her husband in the most spectacular way this morning
But is all as it seems…?
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Sep 23rd 2015, 9:32 PM
# you're dumped
A woman dumped her husband in the most spectacular way this morning
But is all as it seems..?
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Sep 23rd 2015, 4:46 PM
# don't do this
Man jumps off Tower Bridge for a dare, ends up in hospital
Which was always going to happen.
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Jul 24th 2015, 7:24 PM
# up up and away
Man takes to the sky in deck chair suspended by 120 balloons
Daniel Boria said it was the most fun thing he’s ever done.
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Jul 7th 2015, 2:07 PM
# House of Pain
This man's painful fail at leaping across subway tracks is going viral
*shakes head*
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Jun 26th 2015, 8:33 AM
# do i?
A woman just married a man she'd never seen before, live on Irish radio
And it was SUPER AWKWARD.
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Jun 16th 2015, 2:50 PM
# Careful Now
Look what's happened to the Paddy Power shop on Baggot Street...
Is that… bubble wrap?
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Jun 5th 2015, 10:11 AM
# stunt
Elderly Base jumper died after 'deliberately setting his parachute on fire'
A video has emerged of the stunt.
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May 20th 2015, 11:00 PM
# Quick Thinking
Watch this biker's incredible escape by sliding under a truck Hollywood-style
Unbelievable reactions.
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Sep 10th 2014, 10:17 AM
# Van Daaayum
Watch Channing Tatum take on Jean-Claude Van Damme's epic split
Just a tiny bit less epic. Still awesome.
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Nov 20th 2013, 5:19 PM
# stunt
Tiger Woods hit a golf ball from Asia into Europe
Just as well he didn’t slice his ball into the oncoming traffic…
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Nov 6th 2013, 9:50 AM
# dining out
Here's how to eat for free at the supermarket
Think of it as a buffet of sorts.
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Oct 3rd 2013, 1:16 PM
# Leap of faith
Here's how that biker jumped over the Tour de France
Romain Marandet performed an incredible stunt during the penultimate stage of Le Tour. Watch how it was made possible.
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Jul 29th 2013, 6:01 PM
# whoa
VIDEO: This? Just a car doing a backflip
Yes, a CAR.
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Feb 19th 2013, 10:21 AM
# stunt
A pint in Fritzl's Cellar? New pub in Warsaw faces boycott over name
The manager of Fritzl’s Cellar says the name will stay – but a lot of people are outraged.
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Jan 15th 2013, 7:00 PM
# danger! high voltage
He's electric: David Blaine goes high voltage for new stunt
The illusionist is preparing to spend three days and three nights standing in the middle of electric currents – with a chainmail bodysuit as a barrier.
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Oct 4th 2012, 10:37 AM
# Fur Flying
Belarus releases two men on bail over teddy bear stunt
Stunt involved Swedish activists flying illegally into Belarus to drop soft toys carrying protest messages.
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Aug 18th 2012, 3:40 PM
# death defying
VIDEO: Tightrope walker survives after falling hundreds of feet from wire
Somehow he escaped with just minor injuries.
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Jul 10th 2012, 5:21 PM
# Daredevil
Tightrope walker given green light for Niagara Falls crossing
Nik Wallenda plans to walk the 550-metre crossing over the famous gorge in around 40 minutes.
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Feb 16th 2012, 10:08 PM
# on a high
Tightrope walker to set seven records in seven days...
…Unless he doesn’t. In which case, we’ll be watching through our fingers.
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Aug 25th 2011, 3:07 PM
# On the Line
7 incredible high wire walks
As New York decides whether to allow a tightrope walker attempt a stunt over Niagara Falls, TheJournal.ie looks back over some of the most incredible tightrope walks ever to be performed.
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Jun 22nd 2011, 9:04 PM
# stunt gone wrong
'Human cannonball' killed after stunt goes wrong
The man was catapulted up to 40ft into the air – but it is believed a safety net gave way, leading to his death.
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Apr 26th 2011, 12:10 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know: Irish toddler to undergo pioneering surgery; Afghan police search for over 450 escaped prisoners; and a ‘human canonball’ stuntman has been killed in Kent.
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Apr 26th 2011, 8:23 AM
# Work Can Wait
Jetpack Mountain: don't try this at home
Stuntman Troy Hartman impresses with some jet-propelled skiing
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Mar 4th 2011, 12:40 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you really need to know by 9am: Lenihan voted Europe’s worst finance minister; semi state bosses to escape pay cuts, and a live stunt on German TV goes horribly wrong.
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Dec 6th 2010, 8:54 AM