Harry Houdini rose to international fame in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, dazzling audiences with his death-defying stunts, sleight-of-hand tricks, and larger-than-life personality. It thus came as a shock to everyone when the strongman died from mysterious circumstances - or perhaps not-all-that-mysterious.

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