Human Termite, The - One of the strangest "Ripley's, Believe It or Not" type personalities to surface on television during the 1950s was the young vegetarian, Joe "Iron Jaw" Interleggi. Blessed with a powerful set of mandibles, he opened bottles with his teeth and ate wood on guest spots of the NBC's THE TONIGHT SHOW with Steve Allen who referred to him as "The Human Termite." He also appeared as a contestant on YOU BET YOUR LIFE/NBC/1950-61 where he lifted host Groucho Marx off the ground with his teeth. Marx was seated on a piano bench at the time. 

            

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