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e0dj5 TIL of the Broken Wand Ceremony: A ritual performed at the funeral of a magician. The wand which the magician used in performances is broken, indicating that with the their death, the wand has lost its magic. The first broken wand ceremony was held in 1926, after the death of Harry Houdini
xVk8D TIL a chair is used for lion taming due to how a cat's brain has evolved to only deal with a single thing at a time. The four legs of the chair confuse the lion, rendering it mostly harmless.