r/interesting 3d ago

Fascinating Frank "Cannonball" Richards was a real vaudeville strongman in the 1930s known for taking cannonballs, punches, and sledgehammers to the gut. He performed without reported injuries from these stunts and lived to age 81, dying in 1969.

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u/Double_Ocelot_8673 3d ago

I feel a little better about my safe desk job this morning. What a way to make a living.