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The gravedigger. Photo from the Marc Hartzman Collection.

A Clever Escape For The Buried Alive

Misc.
Psalter (the ‘de Lisle Psalter’), circa 1310 – 1320. Artist unknown. Illustrated manuscript.

The Funeral Rite Few Could Stomach

Human Oddities, Misc.
Clifford Calverley pushes a wheelbarrow across the wire.

Clifford Calverley: Flirting with Death for Fun and Fame

Human Oddities, Misc.
The Torres Family ride 8 motorcycles in the Globe of Steel. Photo courtesy of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey.

8 Speeding Motorcycles, 1 Globe of Steel

Misc.
The Thomas Flyer, America's entrant in the Great Race of 1908.

The Great Race of 1908: Six Cars, Six Months, 20,000 Miles of Driving Insanity

Misc.
Care for a sip of Snake Wine?

Forget the Merlot and Cabernet, How About a Bottle of Snake Wine?

Misc., Science
Plans for the Horsey-Horseless

The Car Only a Horse Could Love

Misc., Science
Olympic Tug of War

Tug of War Was An Olympic Event, Until It Got Yanked

Misc.
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