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| | Karl Wallenda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Karl Wallenda (January 21, 1905 - March 22, 1978) was the founder of The Flying Wallendas, an internationally known daredevil circus act famous for performing death-defying stunts without a safety net. |
 | | On July 18, 1970, a 65-year-old Karl performed a high-wire walk across Tallulah Gorge, a gorge formed by the Tallulah River in Georgia. |
 | | In 1978, at age 73, Karl attempted a walk between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on a wire stretched 37 metres above the pavement, fell to his death when winds exceeded 48 kilometres per hour. |
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