In medicine we have a saying that goes ” any elevator operator would tell you” when something is so obvious and undeniable that someone with no medical education could make the diagnosis. Such was the case with Harry Houdini. In this article I am not going to debate the traumatic appendicitis causation but rather look…
Victorians believed the worst fate that could befall someone was to die alone and be forgotten. Memorial death images, or Memento Mori, were often taken of a relative as a tangible form of remembrance. Harry Houdini had nothing to fear in that regard, as his importance in the world of magic has only grown more…
I think country western artist Tim McGraw sang it right when he wished ” coke was still a Coke”, as meanings change over time in any language. On November 27, 1925 Houdini sent a letter to Ray Sugden, a fellow magician and friend, inquiring if he had “any of my dope ready?”. Was Houdini hooked…
Much has been made about a mystery serum that Houdini received post-operatively at Grace Hospital in Detroit in 1926. Allegations that he was “poisoned” by this serum nearly led to a proposed exhumation in 2007 for the purpose of analyzing his tissue for chemical compounds. However, this endeavor posed significant challenges, as arsenic was frequently…
Harry Houdini, the legendary magician and skeptic of supernatural claims, made significant efforts to expose fraudulent spiritualist practices. Among his investigations, Houdini demonstrated how so-called “spirit hands” were fabricated during séances to trick participants. In his work “A Magician Among the Spirits,” Houdini described a particular form of deceit known as “finger-printing a spirit.” This…
In a world where magic seems to defy the laws of nature, the story of Bess Houdini reveals a haunting truth behind the glamour: the heartbreaking struggle with infertility. Married to the legendary escape artist Harry Houdini, Bess was a symbol of love and resilience, yet her own invisible battle with a rare condition left…
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