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Oddities: Lady Sword Swallow
Lady Aye, a professional sword swallower, visits Obscura looking for a new sword, but her "down the hatch without a scratch" demo has unexpected results on co-owner Mike Zohn.
Added: Nov 12, 2010
Views: 17341 Views
Runtime: 01:32
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