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Here’s the study that finally confirms our worst fears about sword swallowers

Shortly after the holiday break, Martin, who heads our operations department, sent me an e-mail highlighting something from a book he got for Christmas.

The book: “Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader.”

In a chapter titled “Were These Studies Really Necessary?” Martin shared details of a less-than-urgent study from England. It concluded that sword swallowers are at high risk of sore throats and internal bleeding.

More importantly, you should know these risks increase when a sword swallower is distracted mid-swallow.

I’ve told you about some pretty stupid and wasteful studies but I have to say…this one takes the cake. It’s like the Darwin Awards for scientists.

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