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158 - The Jumper - Robert Emmet Odium

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

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The Importance of Jumping Off Bridges

In 1880, Robert Odlem jumped from a hundred feet up into the Potomac. It was not injured. But did he breathe? Well, so far he's shattering people's minds. And he kept at it, gaining fame and jumping from higher distances,. hitting the water feet first and never getting injured. He became known as Professor Odlem. In the census, he listed himself as the Professor of Swimming. His swimming school attracted the city's elite and the fancy people.

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