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When Harry was 11, his brother, Herman died at the age of 22. That was Harry's first experience with death.

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when Harry was a child, his family moved 3 times.

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Harry only failed to get out of a pair of hand cuffs once. but that was because someone jammed the lock.

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Harry did about 14 shows a day.

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Bess and Harry married three weeks after they met.

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Before Bess married Harry, she was in a song and dance group called " The Floral Sisters.

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Harry met Bess in 1894, when he was preforming in New York's Cony Island.

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when Harry was 17, he read a book called "The Secret of Prestidigitation and of Magic."

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Harry vowed never to smoke or drink alcohol when he was just a teenager.

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Harry didn't have time for school, but he found time for sports. Some of these sports included swimming, and boxing.

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Harry Houdini's real name is Ehrich Weiss.

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In December, when Harry was a teenager and worked as a messenger boy, he made a sign that said "Christmas is coming, turkeys are fat, please drop a quarter in the messenger boy's hat." when he got home, he said to his mom, " shake me, i'm magic" and coins fell to the ground.

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when Harry was a teenager, he worked as a messenger boy and in a tool and die shop .

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1892 is when Harry started his career as a magician

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Theo, also known as Dash, joined Harry in 1894 when Jake left.

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Harry's father died in 1892, leaving his mom and six children.

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Harry and his brother, Dash, kept only two dollars each to spend for the week, and sent the rest to their mother.

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Houdini's first trick was the "vanishing and reappearing coin."

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His friend, Jake Hyman, told him that if you add an "I" to "Houdin" it means "like Houdin".

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He was the fourth child of Rabbi Weiss and Cecilia Steiner.
He had four brothers and one sister!

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In 1899, Harry impressed a man by quickly escaping the hand cuffs that he was challenged with. That man was Martin Beck, a star maker. He soon became Harry's manager and made him a star!

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Harry Houdini was born in Budapest, Hungry, on March 24, 1874.