Engineers Drained the Niagara Falls and Uncovered Its Dark History

Were They Daredevils? Or Something More Sinister?

Many people have plunged over the Falls in random objects, such as barrels or boats. 63-year-old teacher Annie Edson Taylor, who in 1901 successfully toppled over the Falls, was one of those people. Luckily, she survived, but many others didn't...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.