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*** There is a testimony of an acquaintance floating around the net which claims he witnessed him punching a bull to the ground, but there had been an old an crippled bull.

** A popular legend states that former boxing Lightweight champ Roberto Duran once knocked out a horse with one punch.

** After [http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-top-eight-oh-shit-moments-in-mma/ Fedor Emelianenko] was suplexed directly onto his head in a [[~~Useful Notes/Mixed Martial Arts|~~Mixed Martial Arts]] match, he got up and went on to win the fight in less than a minute. When asked how he managed to recover so quickly from such a harsh throw, Fedor explained, "It didn't affect me. I train to fall great distances." In reality, with some training, flexibility, and luck, professional MMA fighters can avoid significant damage from attacks that appear to be quite serious.

** After [http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-top-eight-oh-shit-moments-in-mma/ Fedor Emelianenko] was suplexed directly onto his head in a [[Mixed Martial Arts]] match, he got up and went on to win the fight in less than a minute. When asked how he managed to recover so quickly from such a harsh throw, Fedor explained, "It didn't affect me. I train to fall great distances." In reality, with some training, flexibility, and luck, professional MMA fighters can avoid significant damage from attacks that appear to be quite serious.

* Many physical stunts appear to display superhuman abilities, but are not quite as impossible as they seem:

** Legendary illusionist Harry Houdini could famously absorb extremely heavy blows to his abdomen with little to no effect if he prepared properly. In reality, the abdomen is naturally resilient to damage while the abdominals are being flexed. [[Death by Irony|Ironically]], a sucker punch might have caused or hastened Houdini's death from peritonitis, though it also might have simply delayed him seeking treatment.