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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DJU9" data-source="post: 10913339" data-attributes="member: 44472">9. Annie Edson Taylor <img src="http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/annie-edson-woman-in-barrel-over-waterfall.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Niagara Falls is the most powerful collection of waterfalls in North  America. They are situated on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie  into Lake Ontario and forms the international border between Ontario and  New York. The Horseshoe Falls drop about 173 feet (53 m), while the  height of the American Falls varies between 70–100 feet (21–30 m)  because of the presence of giant boulders at its base. The smaller  Bridal Veil Falls are located on the American side, separated from the  main falls by Luna Island. On October 24, 1901, Annie Edson Taylor  became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a  barrel. She accomplished the feat on her 63rd birthday. Taylor used a  custom-made barrel for her trip, constructed of oak and iron and padded  with a mattress. Annie Taylor was set adrift near the American shore, south of Goat  Island. The Niagara River currents carried the barrel toward the  Canadian Horseshoe Falls, which has since become the site for all  daredevil stunting activity at Niagara Falls. After the plunge, rescuers  reached Annie’s barrel and she was found alive. Taylor was relatively  uninjured, except for a small gash on her head. Annie Taylor told the  press, “If it was with my dying breath, I would caution anyone against  attempting the feat. I would sooner walk up to the mouth of a cannon,  knowing it was going to blow me to pieces than make another trip over  the Fall.”  In 1911, Bobby Leach became the second person to travel over  Niagara Falls in a barrel. In the fall, Leach broke both knee caps and  fractured his jaw. Interesting Fact Two days before Annie Taylor’s own attempt, a domestic cat was sent over  the Horseshoe Falls in her barrel to test its strength. Contrary to  rumors at the time, the cat survived the plunge unharmed and later posed  with Taylor in photographs.</blockquote>

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