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Red Bull: Red Bull's Wingsuit Team Just Flew the World's Highest Obstacle Course Above Dubai

August 17, 2026

Four wingsuit pilots flew a 15-obstacle course above Dubai, threading human gates, mid-air latches, and

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Red Bull: Felix Baumgartner Broke the Sound Barrier in Freefall and Almost Didn't Survive It

August 17, 2026

Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier in freefall from the edge of space, then survived

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Dots on a Map: Miami's Cuban Smash Burgers, All-Night Clubs, and $237 Million Scarface Mansions Made a Skeptic a Believer

August 16, 2026

A boat past a $237 million Scarface mansion, a Cuban smash burger that pops on

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Rachel Pizzolato: Rachel Pizzolato Walked a Dalmatian Named Pongo on the Megan Thee Stallion Runway at Miami Swim Week

August 16, 2026

Rachel Pizzolato walked back-to-back runway shows on Day Four of Miami Swim Week, capping the

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Walk With Me Tim: One Night at the Beverly Hills Hotel: What $1,842 Actually Gets You

August 16, 2026

Tim checked into Room 219 at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard for one

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Supercar Blondie: Brabus Built Its First-Ever Car From Scratch and Named It After a Man Who Never Lived to See It

August 16, 2026

Brabus built its first-ever car entirely from scratch, named it after a founding partner who

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Supercar Blondie: Richard Rawlings Built a 6x6 Ferrari Testarossa With 1,200 Horsepower and It Nearly Bent Itself in Half

August 16, 2026

Richard Rawlings spent two years stretching a Ferrari Testarossa by three and a half feet,

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Nick DiGiovanni: Nick DiGiovanni Ate at Every Price Point From a $1 Tokyo Capsule Hotel to a $100,000 Greek Superyacht

August 16, 2026

Nick DiGiovanni traveled from a $1 capsule hotel in Tokyo to a $100,000 superyacht in

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Mark Rober: Mark Rober Traveled 4,000 Miles to the Equator to Expose a Tourist Scam (And Tested 6 Other Physics Puzzles Along the Way)

August 16, 2026

Mark Rober traveled 4,000 miles to Ecuador to investigate whether a popular tourist water-drain demonstration

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MOLLY DIXON: Molly Dixon Hits Bitter Springs and Finds the Northern Territory at Its Best

August 16, 2026

Molly Dixon floats through Bitter Springs at 34 degrees Celsius, catches the world's fastest whip-cracker

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Rachel Pizzolato: Rachel Pizzolato's Day 3 at Miami Swim Week Was Fittings, Facials, and a Last-Minute Second Show

August 15, 2026

Rachel Pizzolato had thirteen minutes to finish her face, fix a broken heel, and get

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Top Gear Classic: Oliver the Opel Conquered the World's Biggest Salt Flats While Everything Else Sank

August 15, 2026

A small Opel named Oliver crossed the Makgadikgadi salt flats in Botswana, the biggest in

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