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The Woman Who Went Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel
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Episode The Woman Who Went Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel
In 1901, 63-year-old schoolteacher Annie Edson Taylor had a plan to change her life.
She would climb inside a wooden barrel, go over Niagara Falls—and hopefully become rich and famous.
It sounds impossible. But she did it.
Discover the remarkable true story of the first person known to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, why she took such an extraordinary risk, and what happened after she survived.
Sometimes taking a risk changes everything.
Just not always in the way you expect.
Listen, learn, and build your English with TRUE STORY by Explore English.
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