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"A man plans to tightrope walk across Niagara Falls on Friday (June 15).  Nik Wallenda has been walking on tightropes since the age of 2, and now aims to complete the daring stunt, which hasn&amp;#039;t been attempted in over a century.      He is part of the renowned family, nicknamed the &amp;quot;Flying Wallendas&amp;quot;, who are famous for performing amazing stunts at death-defying heights. Wallenda has described the stunt as his greatest challenge yet.  He said: &amp;quot;Twenty seven years I&amp;#039;ve been waiting to do this, and it finally is coming true.&amp;quot; The attempted crossing is usually prohibited but an allowance has been made for Wallenda due to his circus and acrobatic background.   Wallenda will begin on the American side and has estimated that it will take around 40 minutes to cross to the Canadian side. He will use a balancing pole to aid him and will wear a pair of custom-made leather shoes that his mother has made.  Wallenda&amp;#039;s name already appears twice in the Guinness Book of World Records for performing high wire acts while simultaneously cycling.  The daredevil family has lost several family members to stunt attempts, which means Nik has to wear a safety harness to cross Niagara Falls.  He told AFP: &amp;quot;I never wore one my in my life or in my entire career. I am not excited about it, but I really don&amp;#039;t have a choice unfortunately.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; 73-year-old woman climbs Mount Everest &amp;gt; Canadian stunt woman sets world record for fastest toilet - video "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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