Every sword swallower I have ever met offered me the same piece of advice: "Don't do it." And yet, there they were, nearly a dozen sword swallowers in the lobby at Ripley's Believe It or Not Times ...

In case it missed your calendar, take note that Saturday is World Sword Swallower's Day. Which means if you're in New York, you might want to hoof it over to Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium at ...

On the last Saturday of every February, sword swallowers gather at Ripley’s Believe It or Not museums throughout America to commemorate World Sword Swallower’s Day. It’s a sideshow so dangerous there ...

This weekend, spectators will gather at a dozen Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditoriums across America to watch performers stick swords down their throats, through their esophageal sphincters and into ...

. I know, I know. Another ginned-up moneymaking Hallmark/sucker’s holiday like Bulk Trash Pickup or My Wife’s Birthday. But unlike those two scams, World Sword Swallower’s Day is super-important with ...

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