"I had no idea just how bad this was!!!" wrote Scott Nelson when sharing his experience on Facebook Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at ...

<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.

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 ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - A famed sword swallower in San Diego is speaking out after a mishap at a show left him hospitalized for more than a month with life-threatening injuries. More than a month ago, ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO — Last fall, when a well-known San Diego sword swallower had a near-death experience, his story made international headlines. In this Zevely Zone, I met 'Murrugun the Mystic'. Those who live ...

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BOWIE, Md. — A representative for the company staging a Halloween magic performance at Six Flags America in Bowie says an emergency call that medics described as a serious injury caused by sword ...

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 ...

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, ...