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Houdini’s Suspended Straitjacket Escape at Police Field Day Games

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Houdini

By Tom Interval There’s no enviable day to die, but if you’re a magician, and you have to cash in your chips, anyway, it might as well be on Halloween. That’s exactly what Harry Houdini did 91 years ago today: … Continue reading →

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