Some People Thought Houdini Had Actual Magical Powers (The Masked Magician and Magical Parodies)

Known for being a magiciain, an escapologist and apparently having magical powers, Houdini spent most of his life trying to expose people who actually pretended to have these magical powers.

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Original Article:
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Sources:
https://theislandnow.com/blog-112/onl...
https://www.thegreatharryhoudini.com/...
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/201...
https://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/...
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/02...
https://sites.google.com/site/ghostly...
https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/in...)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_R...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H...

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Harry Houdini,
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
James Randi,
James Randi Educational Foundation, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b..., via Wikimedia Commons
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
Arnold Genthe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Derren Brown,
Garry Knight, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Derek Acorah,
User:Martinjcooper, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Masked Magician,
https://warehouse-13-artifact-databas...
Elvis,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ6-2067 Location: NYWTS -- BIOG, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Michael Jackson,
White House photo by David Valdez, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Big Show,
Megan Elice Meadows, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
David Blaine,
MagicMama, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
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