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Explorer Jason Lewis, was the first to circumnavigate the world , using only human power

Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 04, 2015around, bike, Circumnavigate, human, inline, Jason, Lewis, only, power, skate, walk, worldComment

Jason Lewis is an English award-winning author,[1] explorer and sustainability campaigner credited with being the first person to circumnavigate the globe by human power.[2][3] He is also the first person to cross North America on inline skates (1996), and the first to cross the Pacific Ocean by pedal power (2000). Together with Stevie Smith, Lewis completed the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean from mainland Europe to North America by human power (1995). @Curionic

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