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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 – [...]

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 This Week’s Oddcast: No two words in the English language epitomize the world of the strange, weird and beautiful more than Coney Island. This week, Ripley’s looks at a couple of the Coney Island Marvels – world famous performers who have tread the boardwalk of Coney Island many times during their lives: Todd [...]

New York (July 15, 2009) – Todd Robbins has eaten more than 4,000 lightbulbs – all in the name of entertainment! He also drives nails up his nose and swallows swords, but he’s lost count on those acts!
He also puts on a great, albeit, unusual and exciting show, which he will share with New Yorkers [...]