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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/DangerNoodle1993 on 2025-07-09 18:24:56+00:00.

Original Title: TIL of Bobby Leach who in 1911, was the first man and second person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. He spent six months recovering from his injuries—only to later die from gangrene after slipping on an orange peel and injuring his leg in 1926.