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Why tourists sail toward Niagara Falls' raging water

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If you have ever wanted to willingly plunge into a churning cauldron of frothy white water, these ferries have you covered. The robust vessels actively fight massive river currents just to get tourists completely soaked near the thundering base of the falls. It proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that people love paying to be mildly traumatized by nature.

Why tourists sail toward Niagara Falls' raging water
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