100-Year-Old Images of NYC Available Online for the First Time

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It's hard to imagine what New York City looked like a century ago. Now you don't have to. Thanks to the work of NYC's Department of Records, relying on movies and history books to see what 'the city so nice they named it twice' was like in the early 1900s is a thing of the past. More than 800,000 images released by the Municipal Archives have been made available for the public to view on the Internet for the first time.

It took four years to digitize all 870,000 of the pictures, which were taken mostly by municipal workers. They depict many aspects of the city -- from cobblestone streets being constructed to baseball legend Babe Ruth in the Polo Grounds stands, notorious mobster Charles "Lucky" Luciano's booking photo, and even crime scenes.

On social media, people are calling the images gritty and real. One person tweeted his plans to view every single photo, joking, "bye bye workweek." History buffs are excited about the rare images being showcased and can't wait to set their eyes on the public database. More images will be added over time.

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Dean Potter is an American daredevil renowned for free-climbing and BASE-jumping, but his latest stunt might be his most death-defying act yet. A video of Potter crossing the Enshi Grand Canyon in China's Hubei province walking barefoot on a slackline and without a safety net has surfaced online.

With headphones on, Potter carefully walks on the approximately 132 feet of rope suspended almost 6,000 feet above sea level. Slacklining is considered to be more difficult than traditional tightrope walking because the rope is not pulled taut, so its stretching and bouncing are much more pronounced.

After several scary moments, Potter appears relieved as he reaches the end, kisses the ground, and screams with joy.