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SYMHC Classics: Harry Houdini, Master Mystifier

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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We Did Not All Die in 1983

Houdini was punched in the abdomen by a college student and then dies of a ruptured appendix a week later. A lot of people think that he died in one of his escape acts Specifically The upside down water torture cell which is kind of like the milk can thing except he's placed upside down like shackled by his feet to the top of this in water cell. It's likely you've seen this because why people believe he died in this act is because of the tony curtis movie from the 1950s But hudini did not die in one ofHis tricks No and the quote-unquote true story as that He was punched inthe abdomen by acollege student and then

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