I made this video months ago for National Geographic’s Assignment Explorer contest. Sadly, I was not a finalist, but I’m sharing the video because it contains previously unreleased footage from some o
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6 Things to Eat, See & Do in Niagara Falls, Canada
[slogan]It is both terrifying and hypnotic to behold. [/slogan] 3,160 tons of water flows over Niagara Falls every second. The falls are made more spectacular at sunrise when the golden orb pushes thr