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ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 1, 2012) – More than 30 sword swallowers will be “dropping swords” at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditoriums worldwide at 2:25 p.m. on February 25, in celebration of the 6th annual World Sword Swallower’s Day. In excess of 125 feet of solid steel is set to go down the hatch – [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – (May 8, 2010) – Today Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Hollywood was the scene of one of the most daring sword swallowing stunts of all time. Scott Nelson, who goes by the name Murrugun the Mystic, survived swallowing a rocket-powered sword.
Shortly after 1 p.m. Pacific Time, Nelson triggered the rocket, which became [...]

ORLANDO, Fla. (March 3, 2010) – To celebrate this year’s World Sword Swallowers Day, 22 daring and brave performers across North America swallowed nearly 138 feet of solid steel at 10 Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditoriums.
And according to all reports, all that sharp steel went down the hatch without a scratch!

ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2010) – More than 25 sword swallowers will be performing shows at more than a dozen Ripley Believe It or Not! Odditoriums worldwide in four countries at 2:27 p.m. on February 27, in celebration of the Fourth Annual World Sword Swallowers Day.

Featured on the show are: Internationally known sword swallower Dan Meyer; human pin cushion and body modification artist Brent Moffat; a dwarf with an insatiable appetite; an Indian ruler who had 100 daughters – all hunchbacks; and a trip to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! attractions in Myrtle Beach, S.C.!
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See pictures from all the Ripley’s locations during Sword Swallowers Day.
Each picture in this album is from one of the 8 Ripley’s Museums which hosted both male and female sword swallowers and celebrated their skill and audacity.
Click on any of the thumbnails below to access the larger downloadable image…

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (May 18, 2007) – Shortly after 9 a.m. this morning, world renown sword swallower Dan Meyer became the first person in North America to swallow a sword under water!  Taking it to the hilt,  he swallowed a 24 inch long, solid steel blade while submerged 15 feet below the surface of a [...]

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (May 16, 2007) – On Friday, May 18, world renown sword swallower Dan Meyer will face impossible odds as he attempts to swallow a 24 inch long, solid steel sword while submerged 15 feet below the surface in a tank filled with live sharks and stingrays at Ripley’s Aquarium in Myrtle Beach, [...]