Unusual As Usual

The Gut Wrenching Talent of Frank “Cannonball” Richards


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Frank ‘Cannonball’ Richards was born on 20th February 1887 in Kansas, USA. His claim to fame was his seemingly iron gut, and his act consisted of little more than being shot with a cannon.   


Frank died of natural causes on 7 February 1969 in Long Beach California, aged 81, after a long and lucrative career from his abs of steel.  

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