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The Biggest Wave Ever Surfed (& caught on video) (1,033 diggs) Youtube comments seem to dispute whether this is at Peahi off of Maui (aka "Jaws") or Cortez Bank, west of San Diego CA. Anybody know for sure? Either way...Holy Freaking Shit!

1424 Kickflips on a skateboard in a row (633 diggs) A Kickflip is defined as a variation on an ollie where the skateboarder flicks his front foot off the heel edge of the board as he ollies, causing it to flip once, twice or even three times before he ‘catches’ the board with his feet and lands the trick.

Mad, High-Tech Dash to Rock Climbing Record: 2900 Ft in 2:43 (399 diggs) Legendary rock climber Hans Florine and his Japanese partner snatched the world record for fastest climb up the Nose of El Capitan on Wednesday in a thrilling, heart-stopping display of strength, endurance, concentration and pure guts.

Extreme and Deadly Segway Polo (276 diggs) Head-thumping, scything and field hazards are a must. If only this were true - they do play Segway Polo, but without these game-changing modifications, the sport will remain incredibly lame.

Amazing 2 Year Old Skateboarder! (903 diggs) This kid is only 2 years old but he can already ride a skateboard pretty well. Imagine where he'll be when he's 6!

Making yourself Dizzy can be a mistake. (749 diggs) These displays of stupidity never turn out good if you really put your heart into it!

Girl Breaks Her Jaw On First Punch In MMA Fight (898 diggs) This picture is crazy... Randy Couture's wife, Kim Couture had her jaw broken by her opponent by her first punch in the first round of her MMA debut. She still fought and went the distance, all three 5 minute rounds! Even though she took a beating, she definitly has heart. I hope female MMA does NOT become popular... Yikes!

Guy Skateboards on the 405 Freeway (991 diggs) Definitely a Darwin Award contender.

No Sleep Until the Finish Line (349 diggs) Adventure racing might have been dreamt up by a masochist. Races are multi-discipline events in which mixed teams run, mountain-bike and kayak around remote locations, navigating between checkpoints with a map and compass and eating only the high-energy supplies they can carry on their backs.

Baby Tossing - No, For Reals (1,171 diggs) "In this pod Muslims of a local shrine in western India throw newborn babies off the top of a tower in hopes of giving that child “good luck”. Don’t worry though, a couple of guys are below to catch the babies with a sheet of cloth. The tradition is over 500 years old."

Pictured: Superstar matador gets gored by TWO angry bulls (625 diggs) Matador Jose Tomas had a lucky escape yesterday when he was gored not once, but TWICE during a bullfight in Madrid. The 32-year-old, who is widely considered one of the best bullfighters of all time, was competing at the Las Ventas bullring in the Spanish capital when he sustained his injuries.

High Speed Treadmill Disaster (1,189 diggs) This is what happens when a division 1 athlete turns an old treadmill up to level 10.

Building America's Most Extreme Roller Coaster [w/VID] (694 diggs) Behind-the-scenes video of the new Fahrenheit coaster at Hershey Park and its record-setting 97-degree drop (yes, that's 7 degrees PAST vertical). Looks like you can win a free ride, too...

Extreme Free Running in London (669 diggs) Free running was meant to start out an anglicized term for Parkour. It was first suggested to Sebastien Foucan during the filming of Jump London

Skateboarder Has Terribly Painful Landing (1,343 diggs) Its almost as if the street pole was magnetically attracted to this skateboarders crotch.

Extreme Ski Gliding (795 diggs) One mistake and all that's left is a pile of hamburger.

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