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    Parasailing was accidentally discovered in the 1960's by Pierre Lamoigne who attached a parachute to his moving car to help his training for safe landings. Learn more at [tabulaa.com/vitae/parasail|mysp.ac/FBu7]

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    In 1977, Jake Burton Carpenter impressed the crowd at a Michigan snurfing competition with bindings he had designed to secure his feet to the board. That same year, he founded Burton Snowboards in Londonderry, Vermont. Learn more at -[tabulaa.com/vitae/snowboard|mysp.ac/FBuE]

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    Dancing on a longboard, is a resurgence of old-school tricks that involves a variety of walking and spinning moves. Dancing originates from boardwalking in surfing. Learn more at - [tabulaa.com/vitae/longboard|mysp.ac/FBuL]

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    Once you dive below a depth of 10 Meters, you can't see red or yellow. If you cut yourself while diving at this depth, your blood will look blue in the water. Learn more at [tabulaa.com/vitae/scuba_dive|mysp.ac/EpJu]

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    Dale Webster holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive days of surfing, 10,407 consecutive days from September 2, 1975 to February 29, 2004. Learn more at - [tabulaa.com/vitae/surf|mysp.ac/FBuV]

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    The term "wakeboarding" was coined by Paul Fraser (Vancouver, Canada), his brother Murray, and a pro snowboarder they sponsored. Learn more at - [tabulaa.com/vitae/wakeboard|mysp.ac/FBub]

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    Austria, Norway, and Switzerland have the highest skiing participation levels, with at least 25% of their populations skiing. Learn more at - [tabulaa.com/vitae/ski|mysp.ac/FBul]

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    The Gumball 3000 is an annual British 3,000-mile international motor rally which takes place on public roads, with a different route around the world each year. Learn more at - [tabulaa.com/vitae/drive_in_the_gumball_3000|mysp.ac/FBuy]

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    The average medium size piano has about 230 strings, each string having about 165 pounds of tension, with the combined pull of all strings equaling approximately eighteen tons. Learn more at - [tabulaa.com/vitae/learn_the_piano|mysp.ac/FBvA]

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    Skydiving - During freefall, the wind traveling past your ears is well over 100 mph, making a skydiver deaf to all sounds. A skydiver cannot even hear a fellow skydiver during free fall. Learn more at - [tabulaa.com/vitae/skydive|mysp.ac/FBw6]

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    Base Jumping - "BASE", as it is strictly written, is an ingenious acronym. It nails four kinds of fixed objects from which you can base-jump: buildings, antennas, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs). Learn more at - [tabulaa.com/vitae/base_jump|mysp.ac/FBwj]

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    Snorkeling - The sport is also employed by scuba divers when on the surface. Search and rescue teams may snorkel as part of a water-based search. It is also a means to an end in popular sports such as underwater hockey, underwater rugby and spearfishing. Learn more at - [tabulaa.com/vitae/snorkel|mysp.ac/FBwm]

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    Snowshoe - Traditional snowshoes have a hardwood frame with rawhide lacings. Some modern snowshoes are similar, but most are made of materials such as lightweight metal, plastic, and synthetic fabric. Learn more at - [tabulaa.com/vitae/snowshoe|mysp.ac/FBx0]

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    Mountain Bike - Joe Breeze, Gary Fisher, Keith Bontrager, Charlie Cunningham, and Tom Ritchie are considered the "founding fathers" of mountain biking. Using coaster brakes on converted cruisers, the first prototype of mountain bikes were all downhill purposed. Learn more at - [tabulaa.com/vitae/mountain_bike|mysp.ac/FBx5]

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