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With his biggest X Games on the line, Travis Pastrana let rock, paper, scissors decide whether he would attempt the first double backflip in competition.
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Ahead of Travis Pastrana’s White House backflip this weekend, I’m looking back at one of the wildest things I’ve ever agreed to do.
Riding on the front of Travis’ motorcycle for a tandem stunt, there was almost no margin for error. Even Travis admitted it made him nervous, and one mistake could have been catastrophic for both of us.
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Yao Ming spent his childhood dreaming of fame. Once it arrived, he realized that at 7-foot-6, there was no disguise, no anonymity and nowhere he could disappear.
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After three failed launches, SpaceX was out of money and facing its final chance. Kimbal Musk remembers the tears and embraces when the rocket finally reached orbit.
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Kimbal Musk explains how SpaceX evolved into a company that challenged the government’s billion dollar approach to launching rockets.
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Kimbal Musk says he and Elon once fought so intensely over business strategy that he needed a tetanus shot. Years later, he learned that communicating with his brother meant saying exactly how he felt out loud.
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Dennis Rodman on why Madonna's fame and her pursuit of him never fazed him.
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Tony Hawk explains how food poisoning in Brazil spiraled into dirty needles, lockjaw and a performance he still cannot remember.
Listen to the full interview here: bit.ly/49Hsc4A
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Howie Mandel and his wife Terry reveal how borrowed french fry money led to one of the most awkward marriage proposals imaginable.
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Howie Mandel’s daughter was so embarrassed of him that one of her best friends had no idea he was her dad.
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Before becoming a billionaire, John Paul DeJoria was broke and young, collecting bottles to feed his 2-year-old son after his wife walked out and left them facing eviction.
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Jesse James says he had scholarship offers from nearly every Division I football program in the country. Then police found the stolen cars and his future disappeared.
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Guy Fieri explains why he turned down a greenlit Food Network show, even after being warned it might cost him his future in TV.
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Richard Branson says Virgin Cola was gaining traction and even outselling Coca-Cola in some British retailers.
Then, after a high-profile challenge to Coke in Times Square, he claims the beverage giant launched a campaign that ultimately pushed Virgin Cola off store shelves.
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Wayne Gretzky explains the moment he realized even he could be traded.
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While most players are focused on the game during timeouts, Steph Curry says he's thinking about his next round of golf.
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Howie Mandel says a childhood experience with larvae living under his skin still feels traumatizing today and helped shape the “ick factor” he has lived with for much of his life.
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On the day that would decide the Formula 1 championship, Mercedes teammates Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton didn't say a single word to each other.
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