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We’ve seen people on skateboards and motorcycles loop the loop many times. Damian Walter is the first human to do it on foot. To run it without falling, you need to reach the right speed; then, centrifugal forces will keep you locked on the track. Note how his shoulder line stays dead centre of the loop. For this particular one, Damian needed to accelerate up to 8.65 mph in the highest point to be able to gain enough inertia as to rotate his body and legs around his head fast enough, so when gravity finally wins, he’s already feet down on the track.

1ay7 TIL birds are the reason we don’t have giant spiders and insects. Thanks birds.
QnWX TIL President Lyndon Johnson would play pranks on unsuspecting guests by driving his amphibious convertible into lakes screaming about the brakes being out
rdb4 TIL that when Marilyn Manson was asked what he would say to the students of Columbine, he replied, “I wouldn’t say a single word to them; I would listen to what they have to say, and that’s what no one did.”
woxZP TIL when a crow die, other crows gather to investigate about what has happened and why the crow died
e0Y4b Today I learned that Lego creator, Ole Kirk Christiansen, created plastic interlocking bricks in 1949. They were originally named "Automatic Binding Bricks". Lego has kept their original size so all bricks can interlock.