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If there were a contest for caring too much, James Jablon might win the prize. Seriously, he cares too much. Since Jan. 1, he's been living in a full-fledged lion's den with two wild African lions. His goal is to spread awareness for endangered ... Read more

 

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]]>jablonJames JablonJamesJablonLions DenLionsDenLiving with LionsLivingWithLionsraising moneyRaisingMoneyWendy Rose Gould2011-01-05T11:30:00+00:00Florida Man Builds Set of 'M*A*S*H' in Backyardhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/21/david-dilday-builds-mash-set-backyard/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/21/david-dilday-builds-mash-set-backyard/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/21/david-dilday-builds-mash-set-backyard/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Most people looking to gussy up their property would just stick a tacky lawn ornament in the dirt and call it a day. David Dilday, however, decorated his lawn with a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. Suck on that, garden gnomes. Combining a childhood ... Read more

 

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]]>backyarddavid dildaydavid sadlerDavidDildayDavidSadlerM.A.S.H. setM.a.s.h.SetMASHLaura Leu2010-12-21T11:00:00+00:00BASE Jumper Leaps Off Bridge As Police Try To Arrest Himhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/16/steve-jester-base-jumper-leaps-off-bridge-as-police-try-to-arrest-him/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/16/steve-jester-base-jumper-leaps-off-bridge-as-police-try-to-arrest-him/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/16/steve-jester-base-jumper-leaps-off-bridge-as-police-try-to-arrest-him/#commentsFiled under: , ,


An apparently intoxicated BASE jumper has been filmed leaping from a bridge in California -- just as a police officer tried to stop him. In a video posted to YouTube, Steve Jester -- who's well regarded in the California BASE jumping community -- ... Read more

 

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]]>Base Jumperbase jumpingbase-jumpingBaseJumperBaseJumpingbridgecrazydaredevildrunkjumpingleapingsteve jesterSteveJesterstuntSimon Crisp2010-12-16T10:30:00+00:00Tennessee Man Uses Shotgun for His Christmas Tree Shoppinghttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/09/christmas-tree-shotgun-video/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/09/christmas-tree-shotgun-video/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/09/christmas-tree-shotgun-video/#commentsFiled under: , ,


We first met Greg, a middle-school teacher from Nashville, Tenn., right before Halloween and marveled at his ability to successfully turn a plain, old pumpkin into a fully carved jack-o'-lantern by shooting it with his trusty Glock Now he's ... Read more

 

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]]>Christmas treeChristmasTreeGunsShotgunJeremy Taylor2010-12-09T10:30:00+00:00My Bad Day -- I Broke My Neck and Walked Awayhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/23/broken-neck-recovery/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/23/broken-neck-recovery/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/23/broken-neck-recovery/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Today was a good day. For the first time in two years, my neurologist told me I don't have to come see him anymore. Saturday, April 19, 2008, on the other hand, was a bad day: Zero Hour, 4 p.m. We're boogie-boarding in chest-deep waters in the ... Read more

 

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]]>accidentbroken neckBrokenNeckdaytona beachDaytonaBeachhospitalsurfingChip Carter2010-11-23T13:30:00+00:00Armless YouTube Star Shoots Guns With His Feethttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/22/armless-man-learns-to-shoot-with-his-feet/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/22/armless-man-learns-to-shoot-with-his-feet/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/22/armless-man-learns-to-shoot-with-his-feet/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Some people like guns -- like, really love 'em. Some of them like guns so much that even if they don't have any arms, they still want to shoot 'em -- you know, with their feet. Want proof? We're not surprised, as it's hard to imagine the ... Read more

 

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]]>armlessgunspistolsshootingyoutubeAlastair Plumb2010-11-22T10:30:00+00:00Paraplegic Man Jumps Out of Wheelchair to Tackle Would-Be Robberhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/12/vancouver-paraplegic-man-dispenses-street-justice/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/12/vancouver-paraplegic-man-dispenses-street-justice/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/12/vancouver-paraplegic-man-dispenses-street-justice/#commentsFiled under: ,


When Larry Skopnik saw a would-be thug threatening a member of the staff at his local convenience store in Vancouver, he knew it was his time to do what was right and dish out a bit of street justice. And he had the element of surprise on his ... Read more

 

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]]>convenience storeConvenienceStoredisabled manDisabledManhave-a-go-heroheroLarry SkopnikLarrySkopnikparaplegicrobberysaviourwrestle to floorWrestleToFloorAlastair Plumb2010-11-12T09:00:00+00:00Tennessee Man Uses Firearm to Carve Pumpkinhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/10/29/handgun-pumpkin-carving-video/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/29/handgun-pumpkin-carving-video/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/29/handgun-pumpkin-carving-video/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Greg, a middle school teacher from Nashville, Tenn., has figured out how to make a jack-o-lantern smile without even putting his hands on the giant squash. Instead he accurately fires at pumpkins with a handgun. Luckily, he also films the feats ... Read more

 

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]]>extreme pumpkin carvingExtremePumpkinCarvingPumpkin carvingPumpkinCarvingJeremy Taylor2010-10-29T15:00:00+00:00Red Shirt Guy Out-Nerds Every Nerd Everhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/10/28/red-shirt-guy-asks-nerdiest-question-ever-blizzon-2010/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/28/red-shirt-guy-asks-nerdiest-question-ever-blizzon-2010/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/28/red-shirt-guy-asks-nerdiest-question-ever-blizzon-2010/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Granted, at BlizzCon you expect there to be nerds, but there's just something about Red Shirt Guy that goes above and beyond our wildest expectations. From his "I don't leave the basement too often"-diction to the way he so humbly pwns the "World ... Read more

 

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]]>blizzconking of the nerdsKingOfTheNerdsnerdsred shirt guyRedShirtGuywarcraftworld of warcraftWorldOfWarcraftEmerald Catron2010-10-28T15:00:00+00:00Start Growing a Mustache, Kick Cancer's Butt and Win a Flip Camhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/10/27/movember-2010/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/27/movember-2010/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/27/movember-2010/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Everyone knows that guys have a hard time talking about health. But, when it comes to cancer, there's no excuse to keep your mouth shut. As the good folks at Movember have proven since 2003, talking about cancer heightens awareness, saves lives and ... Read more

 

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]]>cancerlivestrongmens healthmovembermustacheprostate cancerAsylum Staff2010-10-27T15:00:00+00:00Boy Scout Has Already Achieved Air and Sea Supremacyhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/10/22/boy-scout-jacob-smith-shac/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/22/boy-scout-jacob-smith-shac/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/22/boy-scout-jacob-smith-shac/#commentsFiled under: ,


At a recent Boy Scout event in College Station, Texas, scout Jacob Smith flipped the switch that fired a world record 3,200 model rockets into the air Hmm, we wondered, was this the same Jacob Smith who once caught a 40-pound, 37-inch flathead ... Read more

 

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]]>Boy ScoutsBoyScoutsFishfishingJacob SmithJacobSmithModel RocketsModelRocketsJeremy Taylor2010-10-22T09:00:00+00:00Real-Life James Bond's Friends Called Him Biffy, Was Still Coolhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/23/wilfred-biffy-dunderdale-real-life-james-bond/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/23/wilfred-biffy-dunderdale-real-life-james-bond/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/23/wilfred-biffy-dunderdale-real-life-james-bond/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Given that James Bond is the epitome of cool, it could be disappointing to learn that his real-life inspiration was a dude called Wilfred "Biffy" Dunderdale. But, as a new book about the British MI6 spy service reveals, we're pleased to report ... Read more

 

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]]>007biffy dunderdaleBiffyDunderdaleBondian flemingIanFlemingjames bondjames bond 007JamesBondJamesBond007License to KillLicenseToKillMI6spieswilfred dunderdaleWilfredDunderdaleDan Solomon2010-09-23T15:00:00+00:00Meet the First Man to Catch 1,000 Different Species of Fishhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/07/steve-wozniak-catches-1-000-different-species-of-fish/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/07/steve-wozniak-catches-1-000-different-species-of-fish/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/07/steve-wozniak-catches-1-000-different-species-of-fish/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


An ace angler broke the ultimate fishing record, becoming the first person in the world to catch 1,000 different species of fish. Steve Wozniak, 47, of San Ramon, Calif., spent 10 years pursuing the astonishing quest, which involved him fish in 63 ... Read more

 

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]]>cast of a thousandCastOfAThousandcoalfishfishfishingsteve wozniakSteveWozniakworld record fishWorldRecordFishBonnie Biess2010-09-07T09:00:00+00:00Paraplegic Daredevil Completes First Double Backflip in a Wheelchairhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/paraplegic-daredevil-completes-first-double-backflip-in-a-wheelc/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/paraplegic-daredevil-completes-first-double-backflip-in-a-wheelc/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/paraplegic-daredevil-completes-first-double-backflip-in-a-wheelc/#commentsFiled under: , ,


He's 18. And he's paraplegic. And he makes us look like complete and utter wusses. Aaron "Wheelz" Fotheringham is so good in a wheelchair, he can do backflips. Two to be exact. Catapulted by a specially adapted bungee cord, Aaron rides his ... Read more

 

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]]>Aaron Wheelz FotheringhamAaronWheelzFotheringhamBackFlipskateparkstuntstrickswheelchairwheelchair backflipwheelchair stuntsWheelchairBackflipWheelchairStuntsAlastair Plumb2010-09-02T13:30:00+00:00Artist Builds Backyard Survival Shelter, Homemade Shotgun Robothttp://www.asylum.com/2010/08/31/survival-shelter-chad-person/http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/31/survival-shelter-chad-person/http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/31/survival-shelter-chad-person/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Click to enlarge: Artist Chad Person wasn't about to sit idly by and wait for the coming robot-zombie apocalypse, so he dug up his Albuquerque, N.M., backyard and built himself a custom survival shelter. Dubbed RECESS (Resource Exhaustion Crisis ... Read more

 

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]]>AlbuquerqueartistbackyardbunkerChad PersonChadPersonnew mexicoNewMexicopreppersrecessshotgunsurvivalsurvival shelterSurvivalShelterMichael B. Dougherty2010-08-31T11:30:00+00:00Subway Motorman Stops Train Before It Runs Over Womanhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/08/30/subway-motorman-francis-lusk-stops-train-before-it-runs-over-woman/http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/30/subway-motorman-francis-lusk-stops-train-before-it-runs-over-woman/http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/30/subway-motorman-francis-lusk-stops-train-before-it-runs-over-woman/#commentsFiled under: , ,


It's every subway motorman's nightmare: Just as his 370-ton train was speeding into Manhattan's 59th Street station, Francis Lusk noticed a woman fall into the tracks. Because he spotted her so quickly, Lusk was able to bring the subway to a ... Read more

 

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]]>Francis LuskFrancisLuskSubwaysubway heroSubwayHeroJeremy Taylor2010-08-30T18:00:00+00:00Amazing No-Armed Pitcher Has Mastered the First Pitchhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/08/26/Tom-Willis-no-armed-pitcher-video/http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/26/Tom-Willis-no-armed-pitcher-video/http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/26/Tom-Willis-no-armed-pitcher-video/#commentsFiled under: , ,


One-handed pitcher Jim Abbott inspired for 10 improbable major league seasons. Tom Willis isn't going to be pitching professionally anytime soon -- for one thing, he's 51 years old -- but his story may be even more incredible than Abbott's. That's ... Read more

 

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]]>baseballdisabilitiesfirst pitchFirstPitchmajor league baseballMajorLeagueBaseballTom WillisTomWillisJeremy Taylor2010-08-26T13:30:00+00:00Man Completes Cross-Country Walk in 80 Dayshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/08/25/mark-baumer-walks-cross-country-in-80-days/http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/25/mark-baumer-walks-cross-country-in-80-days/http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/25/mark-baumer-walks-cross-country-in-80-days/#commentsFiled under: , ,


A 25-year-old graduate student named Mark Baumer walked across the United States for reasons that remain unclear. What we do know is that he started in Georgia on May 10 and ended in Los Angeles on July 29. For food, Baumer pushed a baby carriage ... Read more

 

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]]>cross-country walkingCross-countryWalkinghoboMark BaumerMarkBaumertumblrwalkingJeremy Taylor2010-08-25T09:00:00+00:00Man Circles Africa on Motorcyclehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/08/18/spencer-conway-africa-bike-adventure/http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/18/spencer-conway-africa-bike-adventure/http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/18/spencer-conway-africa-bike-adventure/#commentsFiled under: ,


British man Spencer Conway just completed a massive motorcycle ride that took him from London all the way around the continent of Africa and back home to England. During his journey he endured many terrible roads, avoided war zones, was robbed ... Read more

 

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]]>AfricaMotorcycleSave the ChildrenSaveTheChildrenSpencer ConwaySpencerConwayJeremy Taylor2010-08-18T10:30:00+00:00British Man Walks the Entire Length of the Amazon Riverhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/08/11/ed-stafford-walking-the-amazon-river/http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/11/ed-stafford-walking-the-amazon-river/http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/11/ed-stafford-walking-the-amazon-river/#commentsFiled under: , ,


A British man recently became the first person to walk the entire 4,000-mile length of the Amazon River. And after hearing about some of the things he encountered en route, we can see why no one else has managed it. Ed Stafford, 34, set off in ... Read more

 

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]]>ed staffordEdStaffordexplorationRanulph FiennesRanulphFiennessurvivorsurvuvalwalkerwalking the amazonWalkingTheAmazonSimon Crisp2010-08-11T11:30:00+00:00