It “is an exclusive enterprise; of the dozen or so cannonballs performing today, the majority are related by blood or marriage. Their methods are trade secrets, handed down from generation to generation.” At long last, Robbie Gonzalez provides us with a glimpse inside the secretive world of human cannonballs.

+ What’s that gunk in your eyes when you wake up in the morning?

+ The New Yorker wades into the complex debate between Hahaha and Hehehe.

+ And pssst. For a limited time, we’ve got T-shirts…