BEN DOVA – The Drunk Daredevil
Ben Dova was born in Strasbourg on March 14, 1905 as Joseph Späh. After immigrating to the United States, as a young man, he took an interest in vaudeville and became quite an adept ...
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SARAH BIFFEN – The Limbless Artisan
The remarkable case of Sarah Biffen began with her birth in October of 1784. She was born without arms and only vestigial limbs to a family of farmers in Somerset.Despite ...
FRANK ‘CANNONBALL’ RICHARDS – Punching Bag
The pain proof man has existed in one form or another for centuries. From Fakirs walking on hot coals, to persons of extraordinary physiology like the great Mirin Dajo, to persons driving ...
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NICCOLO PAGANINI – The Devil’s Violinist
Niccolò Paganini, born October 27, 1782, is still considered by many the greatest violin virtuosi to have ever lived. While the 19th century saw several extraordinary violinists, the Italian Paganini was so beyond his peers that it was rumored by his contemporaries that he had sold his soul to the devil. Paganini first learned to play the mandolin from his father at the age ...
