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The inspiration was the traditional sword-swallowing act; but Houdini took it one step further -- he'd place several needles on his tongue, and then swallow them with a glass of water along with some thread.
Harmon Leon: Harry Houdini and His Cunning Stunts at the Contemporary Jewish Museum Harmon Leon 2011
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He was a little, thin, sawed-off, sword-swallowing and juggling Frenchman.
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We wandered the midway in a magical place peopled with frogboys and lizardgirls and sword-swallowing dwarves when a six foot tall fire breathing man eating chicken swooped down from high atop the Ferris wheel bursting into showering cascades of amber orange embers shimmering torrents of sizzling sparks plumes of bilious violet smoke rising like a Phoenix from the ashes of our Cotton candy dreams.
Unday Morning sean m. poole 2011
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The inspiration was the traditional sword-swallowing act; but Houdini took it one step further -- he'd place several needles on his tongue, and then swallow them with a glass of water along with some thread.
Harmon Leon: Harry Houdini and His Cunning Stunts at the Contemporary Jewish Museum Harmon Leon 2011
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MOUNT VERNON COLONIAL MARKET AND FAIR Colonial-attired artisans sell traditional wares and provide entertainment including music, fire-eating, sword-swallowing, magic shows and Potomac River sightseeing cruises.
Going Out Guide for Alexandria and Arlington, Va., Sept. 16-22 2010
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Then he introduced the Scarecrow, who did a sword-swallowing act that aroused much interest.
Love Letters 2010
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Every once in a while, the crazy antics (hula-hooping, sword-swallowing, meta-criticism) stop and the young actors are not bad.
College students' take on 'Darfur' makes satire the sideshow 2010
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Every once in a while, the crazy antics (hula-hooping, sword-swallowing, meta-criticism) stop and the young actors are not bad.
College students' take on 'Darfur' makes satire the sideshow 2010
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COLONIAL MARKET AND FAIR, colonial-attired artisans demonstrate 18th-century crafts and sell traditional wares, 18th-century entertainment including music, fire-eating, sword-swallowing, puppet and magic shows and specialty food for sale.
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Presidential tea leaves; open-market elves; the fine art of sword-swallowing
Primary Sources 2007
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Sword-swallowing wounds tend to heal better than similar perforations inflicted accidentally by doctors who insert scopes down their patients’ throats.
—“Sword Swallowing and Its Side Effects,” Brian Witcombe and Dan Meyer, British Medical Journal
June 13, 2015