Cristiano Ronaldo

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Felix Baumgartner

Felix Baumgartner (German: [felɪks baʊmgaːɐtnəʁ]; born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. He set the world record for skydiving an estimated 39 kilometres (24 mi), reaching an estimated speed of 1,342 kilometres per hour (834 mph), or Mach 1.24, on 14 October 2012.^[1] He is also renowned for the particularly dangerous nature of the stunts he has performed during his career. Baumgartner spent time in the Austrian military where he practiced parachute jumping, including training to land on small target zones.

Baumgartner's most recent project was Red Bull Stratos, in which he jumped to Earth from a helium balloon in thestratosphere on 14 October 2012. As part of this project, he set the altitude record for a manned balloon flight,^[2] parachute jump from the highest altitude, and greatest free fall velocity.

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Anastasiya Shpagina

“Behold: the real-life anime girl. Anastasiya Shpagina, a 19-year-old Ukrainian woman, has brightly colored hair, pale skin and a doe-eyed stare that could be mistaken for an actual cartoon — it looks as if she’s walked straight off the television screen (of a “Sailor Moon” episode, obvi). The online sensation has managed to carve out an internet niche for herself, filling a void for anime lovers who want to turn themselves into living, breathing Japanese cartoon characters like Shpagina. And, surprisingly, it looks like that was a pretty big void — her Facebook fan page has almost 12,000 likes and her “Flower Fairy” tutorial video has over half a million views on YouTube…”.* Ana Kasparian, Cenk Uygur, and Irina Nichita break it down on The Young Turks.*Read more here from Rebecca Adams / The Huffington Post: .huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/01/anastasiya-shpagina-anime-cartoon-pi…Support The Young Turks by Subscribing bit.ly/TYTonYouTubeLike Us on Facebook: .fb.com/tytnationFollow Us on Twitter: bit.ly/OkX87XBuy TYT Merch: theyoungturks.spreadshirt.com/Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: .current.com/gettyt

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