GIANT CANYON SWING

FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON. The Giant Canyon swing will throw you 1,300 feet above the Colorado River at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, America. Owner of Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, Steve Beckley, 41, admits that despite being the brains behind the operation he has only ever tried out the ride for himself on one occasion.

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BEAR CUBS AND DOTING MUM

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PET DOG WITH CANCER LEFT TO DIE

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SNOOZING SEAL PUP

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SLACKLINING USA

Popping impressive moves despite high-wiring at three THOUSAND feet .

THE END OF THE WORLD CINEMA

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FIRE BREATHING FIAT 500

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OKLAHOMA TORNADO

Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .

DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN?

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CHRISTMAS SNOWMAN ATTRACTS CURIOUS SQUIRREL

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ABANDONED CARE HOME LIES FORGOTTEN

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .

PRAYING MANTIS MAKES AN UNLIKELY FRIEND

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