12 people who made a living eating inedible things

Remember that kid in school who would eat anything for a quarter? Maybe he wasn't just trying get attention. He was preparing for a career in show biz

Comic magician, Tom Mullica was famous for smoking and eating full packs of cigarettes.
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Thanks to the rise of vaudeville and the circus sideshow, performers throughout history and even the modern stage have been practicing the strange art of digestion and regurgitation. They take seemingly inedible objects and choke them down before your very eyes. Here's a look at some of the world's greatest "human ostriches."

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Danny Gallagher is a freelance writer, blogger, and humorist. He can be found on the web at www.dannygallagher.net and on Twitter @thisisdannyg.