Justin Flom and Harry Houdini

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‘Justin Flom - Justin Flom is another great American magician born on April 29, 198He is known for his creative and entertaining magic show such as Soldier’s Deck of Cards, Wizard Wars, etc. He is especially known for his YouTube series featuring his signature trick “Water in the Coke”. He has a big fan to follow in the world of social media thanks to all his amazing entertaining magic.

Harry Houdini - Harry Houdini is one of the most famous magicians in the world, born on March 24, 1874 in Budapest, Hungary, under the name Ehrich Weisz. He began his magical profession in 1891 but had little success. He performed at gold museums as well as side exhibitions and even doubled in the circus as “Wild Man.” Houdini focused first on traditional card tricks. At one point, he was indebted to the “king of cards.” Soon he began to experiment with escape deeds.

“I’ve heard of Harry Houdini,” says Chewy.  “Legend has it that Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926, after an overeager fan punched him in the gut and caused his appendix to rupture. Is that true?”

The sad wizard confirms what happened to him.

‘The Last Performance - Houdini left Montreal on an overnight train to Detroit, Michigan. He telegraphed ahead for a doctor to examine him. The doctor diagnosed Houdini with acute appendicitis and said he should go immediately the hospital. But the Garrick Theater in Detroit had already sold $15,000 worth of tickets for that evening’s show. Houdini reportedly said, “I’ll do this show if it’s my last.”

Houdini carried on with the show at the Garrick on October 24, despite having a temperature of 104°F. Between the first and second acts, ice packs were used to cool him down.

Surgeons removed Harry Houdini’s appendix on the afternoon of October 25, but because he had delayed treatment for so long, his appendix had ruptured and the lining of his stomach was inflamed with peritonitis.

Infection spread throughout his body. Today, such a malady simply requires a round of antibiotics. But this was 1926; antibiotics wouldn’t be discovered for another three years. Houdini’s bowels became paralyzed and surgery was needed. He seemed to recover somewhat, but he quickly relapsed, overcome by sepsis. At 1:26 p.m. on Halloween, Houdini died in his wife Bess’s arms. His last words were supposedly, “I’m getting tired and I can’t fight any more.”

Houdini was buried at Machpelah Cemetery, a Jewish graveyard in Queens, with 2,000 mourners wishing him well.’ (Source)

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