1. Sparkling Wine — 2021-08-08 20:32:53

   …tation in wine without the risk of blowing up the bottle that was a huge hazard in French wine production. == Anglais 'Champagne' == {{ image url="Vineyard.jpg" class="right" tilte="Three Choirs English vineyard"}} The first mention of '''Sparkli…
   …ng Champagne''' was in English, not French. This was in '''1676 by Sir George Etherege''' who found 'The Elixir of Life'. This was …
   …decades before Dom Pérignon who is traditionally considered to have invented sparkling wine in Champagne around 1697 when he declared //“Come quickly, I am tasting the stars’’//. French made their first sparkling Cham…

2. Bungee Jumping — 2020-08-17 13:17:46

   … Kirke 1979 === David Kirke (born in 1945) was the first to //jump// of the bridge in top hat and tails and a bottle of champagne in hand followed by Simon Keeling. They used an elastic rope, known as a 'Bungee cord' (bungy or bungie) , to emulate…
   …n Weston** were members of the **Oxford University Dangerous Sports Club** who were dedicated to formal dress, abundant champagne, and imaginative stunts. {{Image url="Clifton-suspension-bridge.jpg" class="right" title="Clifton suspension bridge …

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