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Harry Houdini: (March 24, 1874 - October 31, 1926) was the stage name of Ehrich Weiss (born Weiss Erik in the native Hungarian), one of the most famous magicians, escapologists and stunt performers of all time. Read more
Salem Witchcraft Trials: in 1692 nineteen people were convicted of witchcraft and hanged near Salem, Massachusetts. Read more
Magic (1978): directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Anthony Hopkins & Ann-Margret. "Abracadabra, I sit on his knee. Presto, change-o, and now he's me! Hocus Pocus, we take her to bed. Magic is fun...we're dead". Source: IMDb
1618 is the magic number known as the "golden ratio" and appears in more places in art, music and other subjects than any number except pi. Read more
Magic carpet: in children's stories, a special carpet that you can sit on as it flies through the air. Cambridge Dictionaries Online
Black Magic Woman by Santana See lyrics
Halloween recipes: Haunted Hotdogs, Marshmallow Ghosts, Spooky Truffles, Witches Broth, Vampire Fangs in Blood, and many more! See recipes
Harry Houdini, the famous escapologist is an anagram of I'm easily out of tough ropes, hard chains. Source: Anagram Genius
Love and Black Magic by Robert Graves (1895–1985) Read poem
October 22, 1926: Harry Houdini was performing in Montreal when a young man walked in and asked if he could punch him in the stomach to see how strong his muscles were. Before Houdini could tighten his stomach the young man began to punch. Houdini died nine days later of peritonitis resulting from appendicitis.
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