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Harry Houdini
Watch this 1910 footage of illusionist Harry Houdini’s iconic suspended straitjacket escape
Scroll Staff
· Feb 21, 2020 · 07:39 am
Kolkata: Magician goes missing after attempting Houdini-like stunt in Hooghly river
Scroll Staff
· Jun 17, 2019 · 02:23 pm
