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Amphitheatre at the 1964/1965 New York World’s Fair

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Quaker Oats Giant Puffed Wheat Box outside the Amphitheatre

Quaker Oats Giant Puffed Wheat Box - an attraction located ouside of the Amphitheatre was this giant box of Puffed Wheat. Quaker used an advertising slogan saying the cereal was "shot from guns." Several times during the day, a stunt man would actually be shot from a giant cannon located near the box.

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Stuntman falling after being shot from the gun

Stuntman falling after being shot from the gun! - In this highlited photo, the stuntman can actually be seen falling from the sky!

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