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Erich Wiesz was born on the 24 of March 1874 in Budapest, Hungary. He lived with his 6 siblings Nathan, Gottfried, Leopold, Herman and Theodore
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Erch Weisz ran away at 12 years old and traveled all over the U.S.A working for money
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Harry Houdini started his proffesional career at 17 with his brother Theodore and they became "The Brothers Houdini". It was only small shows.
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Harry Houdini married Wilhelmina Rahner (Bess)
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Harry always included handcuffs in his shows. He challenged audience members to bring handcuffs he couldn't get out of.
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Harry created a trick called " Chinese Water Torture" it's when he is hung upside down and put in a water filled tank, he escaped in 2 minutes
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Houdini continualy busted psychics, exposing their fake ghosts.
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Mayer Samuel Weisz died at the age of 78. Father of magician Harry Houdini, and the first rabbi of Zion Reform Jewish Congregation in Appleton, Wisconsin. Before he died he told Harry "Take care of our family"
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Harry Houdini died of an Acute Apendix on the 31 of October, 1926
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Bess tried to talk to Harry exactly one year after his death but they never contacted his ghost