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05/05/2011
“Lock Picking” as Told by Avani Mehta

Here's a great story from my book about Harry Houdini.    Without a doubt, Harry Houdini is the most famous escape artist in the history of magic. I’m not sure if the story I’m about to share wi...

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05/05/2011
Houdini in Chains Promo Photo

More about Harry Houdini Born Ehrich Weisz in Budapest, Harry Houdini was a Jewish immigrant to the United States. His first escape was with his family, when he was four, fleeing anti-Semitism in Central Europe and settl...

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05/05/2011
Houdini’s Water Torture Cell

Houdini died of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix at 1:26 p.m. in room 401at Detroit's Grace Hospital on October 31, aged 52. Tony Curtis portrayed him in the movie Hou...

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