Ep. 4: Annie Edson Taylor

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English - November 22, 2019 12:25 - 21 minutes - 16.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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Previous Episode: #03 - The Great Emu War (Australia, 1932)

Next Episode: #05 - The Ig Nobel Prize, the Nobel Prize's satirical counterpart

It's Charlotte's turn to take the lead, and in this episode, she talks about the life Annie Edson Taylor (1838-1921), an American schoolteacher who became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Yes, a barrel.

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