The Legend of Harry Houdini
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Houdini Memorabilia
Harry Houdini died on Halloween at the age of 52. The debate surrounding his death has to do with how much his getting punched in the stomach had to do with his appendix bursting. Today, the world's largest collection of Houdini memorabilia is owned by the magician David Copperfield. After his death for the next ten years, his widow held a seance where she tried to contact Houdini to receive their secret phrase but never received it.
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