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EXPLORE |
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No. |
Achieved |
Goals |
Comments |
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1 |
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Nile River |
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2 |
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Amazon River |
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3 |
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Congo River |
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4 |
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Colorado River |
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5 |
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Yangtze River, China |
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6 |
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Niger River |
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7 |
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Orinoco River, Venezuela |
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8 |
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Rio Coco, Nicaragua |
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STUDY PRIMITIVE |
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9 |
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The Congo |
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10 |
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New Guinea |
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11 |
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Brazil |
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12 |
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Borneo |
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13 |
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The Sudan |
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14 |
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Australia |
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15 |
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Kenya |
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16 |
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The Philippines |
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17 |
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Tanzania |
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18 |
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Ethiopia |
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19 |
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Nigeria |
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20 |
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Alaska |
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CLIMB |
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21 |
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Mt. Everest |
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22 |
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Mt. Aconcagua, Argentina |
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23 |
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Mt. McKinley |
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24 |
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Mt. Huascaran, Peru |
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25 |
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Mt. Kilimanjaro |
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26 |
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Mt. Ararat, Turkey |
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27 |
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Mt. Kenya |
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28 |
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Mt. Cook, New Zealand |
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29 |
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Mt. Popocatepetl, Mexico |
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30 |
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The Matterhorn |
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31 |
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Mt. Rainier |
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32 |
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Mt. Fuji |
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33 |
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Mt. Vesuvius |
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34 |
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Mt. Bromo, Java |
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35 |
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Grand Tetons |
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36 |
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Mt. Baldy, California |
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37 |
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Carry out careers in medicine and exploration |
(studied premed, treats illnesses among
primitive tribes) |
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38 |
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Visit every country in the world |
(30 to go) |
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39 |
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Study Navaho and Hopi Indians |
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40 |
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Learn to fly a plane |
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41 |
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Ride horse in Rose Parade |
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PHOTOGRAPH |
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42 |
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Iguacu Falls, Brazil |
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43 |
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Victoria Falls, Rhodesia |
(Chased by a warthog in the process) |
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44 |
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Sutherland Falls, New Zealand |
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45 |
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Yosemite Falls |
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46 |
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Niagara Falls |
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47 |
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Retrace travels of Marco Polo and Alexander the
Great |
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EXPLORE UNDERWATER |
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48 |
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Coral reefs of Florida |
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49 |
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Great Barrier Reef, Australia |
(photographed a 300-pound clam) |
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50 |
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Red Sea |
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51 |
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Fiji Islands |
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52 |
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The Bahamas |
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53 |
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Explore Okefenokee Swamp and the Everglades |
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VISIT |
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54 |
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North and South Poles |
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55 |
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Great Wall of China |
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56 |
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Panama and Suez Canals |
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57 |
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Easter Island |
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58 |
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The Galapagos Islands |
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59 |
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Vatican City |
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60 |
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The Taj Mahal |
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61 |
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The Eiffel Tower |
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62 |
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The Blue Grotto |
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63 |
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The Tower of London |
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64 |
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa |
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65 |
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The Sacred Well of Chichen-Itza, Mexico |
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66 |
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Climb Ayers Rock in Australia |
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67 |
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Follow River Jordan from Sea of Galilee to Dead
Sea |
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SWIM IN |
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68 |
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Lake Victoria |
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69 |
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Lake Superior |
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70 |
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Lake Tanganyika |
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71 |
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Lake Titicaca, S. America |
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72 |
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Lake Nicaragua |
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ACCOMPLISH |
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73 |
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Become an Eagle Scout |
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74 |
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Dive in a submarine |
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75 |
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Land on and take off from an aircraft carrier |
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76 |
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Fly in a blimp, balloon and glider |
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77 |
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Ride an elephant, camel, ostrich and bronco |
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78 |
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Skin dive to 40 feet and hold breath two and a
half minutes underwater |
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79 |
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Catch a ten-pound lobster and a ten-inch abalone |
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80 |
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Play flute and violin |
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81 |
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Type 50 words a minute |
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82 |
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Make a parachute jump |
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83 |
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Learn water and snow skiing |
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84 |
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Go on a church mission |
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85 |
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Follow the John Muir trail |
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86 |
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Study native medicines and bring back useful
ones |
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87 |
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Bag camera trophies of elephant, lion, rhino,
cheetah, cape buffalo and whale |
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88 |
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Learn to fence |
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89 |
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Learn jujitsu |
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90 |
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Teach a college course |
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91 |
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Watch a cremation ceremony in Bali |
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92 |
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Explore depths of the sea |
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93 |
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Appear in a Tarzan movie |
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94 |
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Own a horse, chimpanzee, cheetah, ocelot, and
coyote |
(yet to own a chimp or cheetah) |
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95 |
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Become a ham radio operator |
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96 |
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Build own telescope |
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97 |
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Write a book |
(About his Nile trip) |
|
98 |
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Publish an article in National Geographic
Magazine |
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99 |
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High jump five feet |
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100 |
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Broad jump 15 feet |
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101 |
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Run mile in five minutes |
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102 |
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Weigh 175 pounds stripped |
(he still does) |
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103 |
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Perform 200 sit-ups and 20 pull-ups |
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104 |
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Learn French, Spanish and Arabic |
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105 |
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Study dragon lizards on Komodo Island |
(Boat broke down within 20 miles of island) |
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106 |
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Visit birthplace of Grandfather Sorenson in
Denmark |
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107 |
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Visit birthplace of Grandfather Goddard in
England |
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108 |
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Ship aboard a freighter as a seaman |
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109 |
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Read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica |
(Has read extensive parts in each volume) |
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110 |
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Read the Bible from cover to cover |
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111 |
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Read the works of Shakespeare, Plato, Aristotle,
Dickens, Thoreau, Rousseau, Conrad, Hemingway, Twain, Burroughs,
Talmage, Tolstoi, Longfellow, Keats, Poe, Bacon, Whittier, and
Emerson |
(not every work of each) |
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112 |
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Become familiar with the compositions of Bach,
Beethoven, Debussy, Ibert, Mendelssohn, Lalo, Liszt, Rimski-Korsakov,
Respighi, Rachmaninoff, Paganini, Stravinsky, Toch, Tschaikosvsky,
Verdi |
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113 |
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Become proficient in the use of a plane,
motorcycle, tractor, surfboard, rifle, pistol, canoe, microscope,
football, basketball, bow and arrow, lariat and boomerang |
|
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114 |
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Compose music |
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115 |
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Play Clair de Lune on the piano |
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116 |
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Watch fire-walking ceremony |
(In Bali and Surinam) |
|
117 |
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Milk a poisonous snake |
(bitten by diamondback during photo session) |
|
118 |
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Light a match with .22 rifle |
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119 |
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Visit a movie studio |
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120 |
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Climb Cheops' pyramid |
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121 |
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Become a member of the Explorer's Club and the
Adventure's Club |
|
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122 |
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Learn to play polo |
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123 |
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Travel through the Grand Canyon on foot and by
boat |
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124 |
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Circumnavigate the globe |
(four times) |
|
125 |
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Visit the moon |
("Someday, if God wills") |
|
126 |
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Marry and have children |
(has six children) |
|
127 |
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Live to see the 21st century |
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Books by John
