When vaudeville impresario Martin Beck "discovered" a struggling Harry Houdini in 1899, it was Houdini's ability to escape from handcuffs which caught his attention. Although Houdini was hardly the ...
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You're absolutely right to question the word "Torture" — while it's historically accurate in the context of Houdini’s Water Torture Cell, the word “torture” is flagged or restricted by many editorial ...