Meet Carmen Getsum: The Sword Swallower Who Lights Up the Stage... Literally
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Meet Carmen Getsum: The Sword Swallower Who Lights Up the Stage... Literally

Sideshow artist Carmen Getsum’s talent is hard to swallow!

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Meet Carmen Getsum: The Sword Swallower Who Lights Up the Stage... Literally
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Meet Carmen Getsum: The Sword Swallower Who Lights Up the Stage... Literally

Sideshow artist Carmen Getsum’s talent is hard to swallow!

The King of Animal Traps: Meet Dash Rippington
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The King of Animal Traps: Meet Dash Rippington

Pain can be a performance; that is, if you’re brave enough to take it.

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Up Close & Peculiar with The Menendez Brothers

This basketball card is hiding the truth behind a murder.

Marie Antoi-knit: The Crocheted Queen
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Marie Antoi-knit: The Crocheted Queen

From start to finish, the “Marie Antoi-knit” costume took over 1,200 hours to complete!

The Most Remarkable Man Alive: The Incredible Life of Johnny Eck
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The Most Remarkable Man Alive: The Incredible Life of Johnny Eck

A life beyond limits!

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Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

The water's frigid temperatures kept the ship in remarkable condition.

Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

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The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

They unknowingly forged lives as identical as their DNA.

The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

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The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

Tarrare was the walking manifestation of one of the seven deadly sins as he prowled the cobbled streets of 18th-century Paris indulging his endless hunger.

The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

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