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TIL Harry Houdini died on Haloween due to Appendicitis. While giving a talk at McGill university, a student asked to confirm a rumor that he could resist punches. The student then proceeded to punch Houdini with no time to prepare for the trick, which is believed to have ruptured his appendix.

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