Bizarre Early 20th Century Circus Photos Have People Questioning What Went On Behind the Scenes

The Human Pincushion (1912 – 1948)

Mirin Dajo is known as being the human pincushion. He would stand in front of an audience, bare-chested, and have his assistant ram pointed objects through his abdomen. Eventually, medical teams caught on and brought him in for an examination. He was indeed getting pierced all the way through but somehow not getting harmed. Many believe he learned how to ignore the pain.

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