For the normal everyday person, the risks we take are minimized to the best of our abilities.

We wear a seatbelt while driving and a helmet while riding a bike.

We all search for our avenues of fun and enjoyment, but most can safely say they are not a thrill seeker, or a person who enjoys taking part in extreme sports and activities that involve physical risk and even death.

While the majority of us are not these daredevils,

research has found that 30% of the population

are born with a thrill-seeking gene

and are in constant search of their next dopamine high from the sensation of risking it all.

Harold Udini is one of the most famous illusionists in the world.

He became known around the world for stunts that he performed, like escaping a Chinese water torture cell after being shackled, hung upside down underwater in front of a live audience, and escaping.

In 1877, Rosa Ritchie became the first human cannonball when she was catapulted 30 feet

in London.

Felipe Petit was a high wire artist who without permission walked across the tightrope between the New York

City Twin Towers and 1974.

Valerie Rosoff was a Russian bass jumper who set world records when he jumped from the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest and survived.

Dare devils can be found around the world, but some places attract these people more than others.

Arguably one of the most enticing places places attract these people more than others.

Arguably one of the most enticing places for thrill seekers is Niagara Falls.

Welcome to National Park After Dark. I don't know if I'm going to be able to relate to anything in this episode because I am not a daredevil but I can't wait to hear about it.

Yeah, I like to try new things, but I don't think I can confidently say that any of the stories I'm

going to tell today are something that I would want to do myself.

Well, before you get into it, we have a couple things to say.

Housekeeping is, I believe what it's called. First and

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