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Halfway across a hemp rope 160 feet above the Niagara Gorge, he stopped, lit a fire on a 55-pound iron stove, cooked an omelette, and lowered it to the steamer below. Charles Blondin, 1859. (oddlet.com)
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[–] 2 points 6 days ago (1 child)

Is that where the whirlpool and cable car are?

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