10 things you may not know about Niagara Falls

From The Telegraph:

1. Mid 1880s Niagara Falls froze over and was reduced to a trickle.

2. 1860, William Hunt aka ‘The Great Farini’ traversed the Niagara Gorge with a handed cranked washing machine on his back. He paused half way to rinse out his underwear, to the delight of his female fans.

3. In the last 12,000 years, the falls have moved back 7 miles. The move southwards a foot every year.

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