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The Secrets of Sword Swallowing [VIDEO]

Feb 24, 2011 – 1:13 PM
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Barry Weintraub

Barry Weintraub Contributor

Clear your throat. The fifth annual World Sword Swallower's Day is Saturday, and if it's anything like last year, you'll see 22 performers shove 138 feet of steel down their throats at Ripley's Odditoriums all around the world.

In preparation for the big day, AOL Weird News sat down with the amazing Lady Aye, who told us just what you need to get started in a 4,000-year-old stage craft that is as easy as learning to relax three layers of your esophageal muscles.

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