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When Will Smith turns 50 this week, he will jump head-first into the big milestone.

The “Fresh Prince” actor plans to bungee jump Tuesday from a helicopter over an Arizona gorge near the Grand Canyon. Smith’s camp has also made the event a charity fundraiser by holding a lottery for a fan to come watch.

His birthday leap is the latest exploit in a long history of outrageous stunts staged in and around one of the world’s seven natural wonders. An acrobat, a magician and overall daredevils are among those who have approached the park with proposals of made-for-TV moments.

But the park has turned down its fair share of eyebrow-raising requests.

The Native American tribes that own the surroundin­g land have been more receptive.

Meghan reveals ‘something blue’ she wore at royal wedding

It’s an old tradition that a bride should have something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue on her wedding day, and the Duchess of Sussex followed at least part of that when she married Prince Harry.

The former Meghan Markle has revealed in a television documentar­y that she had a piece of blue fabric from the dress she wore on her first date with Harry sewn into her wedding dress. She made the comments while discussing the dress in a documentar­y about Queen Elizabeth II called “Queen of the World.” She didn’t say whether she also embraced the rest of the tradition.

The duchess described her May wedding on the grounds of Windsor Castle as a “magical day.”

The “Queen of the World” will air in the United Kingdom on Tuesday.

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