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Hawaiian surfer Mark Healy rides a wave during The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surfing contest on January 22, 2023, at Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by Brian Bielmann / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by BRIAN BIELMANN/AFP via Getty Images)

Local Lifeguard Wins Big-Wave Surfing’s Most Prestigious Competition

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Pro Fishing Has Its Own Cheating Scandal Involving Weights In Prize-Winning Fish

NEUSTIFT IM STUBAITAL, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 25: The Innsbrucker Hütte mountain hut stands in the Stubai Alps (Stubaier Alpen) mountain range on August 25, 2022 near Neustift im Stubaital, Austria. The hut lies on the Stubaier Höhenweg in Tyrol, a challenging alpine hiking trail that is among the most popular in Austria. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Alpine Mountaineering Is Melting Away

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Maryland Crew Lands Most Valuable Prize Fish In History

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The Flower That Resurrected Itself

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A photo of comedian Adam Conover after he finished the LA marathon.He's wearing a yellow marathon tank top, with a medal around his neck. He's making a "this sucked" face and giving the bird. There's also a receipt showing the fees the marathon charged him for participation. In the background wallpaper, there's scattered $100 bills.

What The Hell Happened To The LA Marathon?

Competitors psych themselves up before the race starts

Nobody Finished The Barkley Marathons, Yet Again

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Aspen, UNITED STATES: Ski racers take a chair lift up the hill during a free skiing session 08 December, 2005 in Aspen, Colorado. In cold weather skiers were preparing for the World Cup Super G scheduled for 09 December, 2005 in Aspen. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)

Under The Big Sky

My slightly dried-out specimens one week after harvesting.

An Ode To The Jack-O’-Lantern Mushroom, A Poisonous Friend

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This Is So Stupid

All Of My Problems With The Name “Ultimate”

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Champion Marathoner Fred Zalokar Found Dead In Yosemite

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Everest Base Camp Is In The Midst Of A COVID-19 Outbreak

New River Gorge's iconic steel arch bridge.

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Lava flows down Etna with the city of Catania in the foreground

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A tomtit and a sparrow feed from a bird feeder in a park in Moscow on January 31, 2019. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)