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Miss Jackass? New Site Is YouTube for Crazy Dares

MakeaDare.com aims to hook users up with professional opportunity

Oct 24, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fearing that Jackass-style daredevil stunts are getting lost on YouTube, one entrepreneur has launched a site where the brave/stupid take on dares from others. Make A Dare users then vote, with “street cred” the winner’s reward. At least for now—Tory Osinoff tells True/Slant he hopes he can... More »

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entertainment • entrepreneurs • YouTube • Jackass • daredevil • Tory Osinoff

(Newser) - Thousands of daredevil tourists have descended on Pamplona, Spain, for the annual running of the bulls that began today. Four were injured on the first day, including one American, though nobody was gored. As Time reports, sprinting ahead of six half-ton angry bulls is pretty dangerous, but many injuries result... More »

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Spain • Basque • San Fermin • bulls • Ernest Hemingway • tradition • daredevil • Pamplona • running of the bulls

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Swiss daredevil "Fusionman" takes ten minutes to cross

Sep 26, 08 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy—or as he’s known, Fusionman—crossed the English Channel with a single jet-propelled wing strapped to his shoulders, reports the UK Times. Rossy began the trip by jumping from a plane 8,200 feet over Calais, France, then zoomed to Britain in less than 10... More »

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English Channel • Yves Rossy • Jetman • Fusionman • daredevil

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