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How sword swallowers train their throats

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There is no illusion when sliding twenty inches of steel into your torso. Practitioners spend years repeatedly desensitizing their throat muscles and actively suppressing their body's desperate attempts to vomit, just to mildly entertain a paying crowd.

How sword swallowers train their throats
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