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Harry decided to read Robert-Houdin's book.

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Harry decided to be suspended 13 stories in the air and locked in a straight jacket.

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Harry decided to handcuff and chain himself and jump into icy water, knowing he could drown.

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Harry decided to move to Europe.

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Harry decided to let the audience bring up their own handcuffs for him to escape from on stage.

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Harry decided to quit magic tricks and focus on escaping from locks because Beck told him to.

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Harry decided Martin beck was going to be his manager.

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Harry decided to marry Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner only 3 weeks after he met her.

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Harry decided to keep 2 dollars out of the money he makes for spending and to send the rest of it to his mother.

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Harry began to do escapes and became world famous from his straight jacket escape.

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Harry met his wife, Bess.

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Harry had a successful escape act called "Metamorphosis."

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Harry read Robert-Houdin's book of escapes and magic.

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Harry met Bess at New York's Coney Island.

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Harry and Bess usually performed their shows 14 times a day.

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Harry's interest in magic tricks and escapes began when he read a book about a famous magician named Robert-Houdin.

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Harry's brothers' names were Theo, known as Dash, Leo, Hardeen, Bill, and Nat.

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Harry had 5 brothers.

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Bess's mother disliked Harry at first because of his Jewish heritage, but after 6 or 7 years, she accepted him as part of the family.

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Houdini performed most of his escapes in the nude to let the people that were watching him know he didn't have any secret pockets or anything that he was hiding a key in.

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Harry Houdini had a wife named Wilhelmina Beatrice, but he just called her "Bess".

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Harry Houdini escaped from a straight jacket by dislocating his shoulder.

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Houdini's most dangerous escape act was him escaping from a straight jacket while being hung upside down by a crane over the 1,000's of people that have come to watch him.

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Harry identified himself as "The Handcuff King".

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Harry has broken out of over 20 prison cells, and when he got out of the cell, he would get the real prisoners out of their cells and move them around to fool with the guards of the prison.

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During his "Metamorphosis" act, Harry Houdini paired up with his brother, Theo, professionally known as Hardeen.

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At the beginning of his escaping career, Harry's favorite act of his was "Metamorphosis".

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Harry Houdini got his name from his idol, Robert-Houdin. He got Harry from what his friends had called him as a child. Houdini means "like Houdin" in French. That is how Harry Houdini got his name.

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In 1878, Ehrich moved to Wisconsin from Hungary with his mother and 4 brothers.

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Harry Houdini's real name was Ehrich Weiss.

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He was he son of Rabbi Weiss.

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He was born in Budapest, Hungary.

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Harry moved to Wisconsin, USA.

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Harry decided to go with Jake Hyman and play at dime museums and fairs, calling their act "The Brothers Houdini."

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Harry Houdini was born on March 24, 1874.