After being practiced for more than 4,000 years, it’s safe to say sword swallowing is one of the oldest forms of entertainment. It’s also one of the least understood, according to Dan Meyer, president ...

HARTSELLE, AL -- If you've had an x-ray, an endoscopy, a fluoroscopy, or an electrocardiogram, you might want to thank a sword swallower! And 'Sword Swallower's Day' on February 28th is just the day ...

DALLAS, TX -- Sword swallowing is a daring feat in itself. But one north Texas woman is adding a whole new degree of difficulty to it, reports KTVT in Dallas. Veronica Hernandez, 27, of Dallas, will ...

To kick off the first international Sword Swallower’s Awareness Day, 32-year-old Tyler Fyre tips off his blood-red bowler hat, plunges a 27-and-a-half-inch steel blade down his throat, rests it at the ...

For this latest library column of random knowledge, I bring you a double feature of an obscure holiday and a satirical award that might needle you into doing some additional research of your own. On ...

Sword swallowing is a trick that magicians have performed since the days of ancient Greece and Rome. As its name says, it consists of swallowing a sword without causing any damage. And in this act, ...

Sword swallowers are more likely to sustain an injury – such as a perforation of the oesophagus – if they are distracted or are using multiple or unusual swords, finds a study in this week's Christmas ...

Dan Meyer swallows swords for a living -- sometimes multiple swords, sometimes red hot swords, and sometimes swords under water. And this "human shish kabob," as he has been called, is on his way to ...

<p>Swallowing a sword requires tilting the head back and aligning the mouth and throat while getting the tongue out of the way, fighting the urge to gag as the steel blade slides all the way down.