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TIL Frank Richards, a circus performer, endured severe blows to his stomach, letting a boxing champion hit him 75 times and even withstood being shot by a 47kg cannonball. The cannon was loaded with a spring and fired at close range, but Frank resisted these feats twice daily.

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