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sword swallowing Archive

I Ran off to the Circus Historical Society Convention

Human Oddities, Misc.

A Glimpse Behind the Sideshow Curtain: Memoirs of a Coney Island Clown

Books, Human Oddities
Cyrus Pynn

Why Do Sword Swallowers Do It? Hear It Straight From Their Steel-Guzzling Mouths in the To The Hilt Podcast.

Books, Human Oddities
to the hilt

Most Books Hope to Inspire You. This One Strongly Warns Against It.

Books, Human Oddities
Sword swallowing

Swallowing Swords and Loaded Guns: The Key to a Happy Marriage

Human Oddities
madame clifford

Houdini’s Tales of Sword Swallowers, Fire Eaters, Poison Defiers, Human Ostriches, and Other Miracle Mongers

Books, Misc.
Where the sword goes, according to the late nineteenth-century book, Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions, Including Trick Photography

Jack Hill Was Not the Sharpest Sword Swallower

Human Oddities
Brett Loudermilk with three swords swallowed

The Sword Swallower Who Almost Won America’s Got Talent: Meet Brett Loudermilk

Human Oddities
Backwash zine #15, featuring Johnny Fox. Cover photo taken by Liz Steger-Hartzman.

Johnny Fox: A Tribute to the King of Swords

Human Oddities
Dan Meyer, sword swallower.

Celebrate a Death-Defying Art: World Sword Swallower’s Day

Human Oddities, Science
Mimi Garneau, Sword Swallower. Photo courtesy of Ward Hall.

Neon Swords, Trained Fleas, and the Remarkable Life of Mimi Garneau

Human Oddities
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