TEMPLE OF ZOOM
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters. The waterslide made to look like the type Mayan Temple found in Mexico sends terrified thrill-seekers up to 35-miles-per-hour down a 60-foot-long chute through a tunnel surrounded by 14-foot-long nurse sharks and Caribbean Reef sharks swimming in crystal clear waters.Aptly called “The Leap of Faith” – the terror-slide is part of the incredible Aquaventure, Paradise Island resort of the Bahamas. Vice President of Marine Operations, Mark Gsellman explained why the slide is so popular with the visitors to his resort
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TERRIFIED TEACHER TALKED MURDERER OUT OF STRANGLING HER
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TEMPLE OF ZOOM
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
THIRD WHEEL OWL
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
AMAZING PEN ART
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
8-YEAR-OLD GIRL ALLERGIC TO THE COLD
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DARK DISNEY
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WHEELCHAIR BASEJUMPER
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MUM SPENDS £17K ON HER REBORN BABIES
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N-ICE DAY FOR A WHITE WEDDING: COUPLE WED ON GLACIER
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