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40 Interesting Historical Photos You Wouldn’t Find In History Textbooks

To further kindle our love for vintage photography and history, we compiled a list of old pictures, collected by the Untold Tales Of The Past Instagram account. The post 40 Interesting Historical Photos You Wouldn’t Find In History Textbooks first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A frazzled dachshund; a rebellious goatherd; standing up to your family; a dystopian vision of marriage and more

The Guardian - UK

Guess who’s back? Eminem resurrects Slim Shady on new single ‘Houdini’

Rapper also shares video featuring cameos from Pete Davidson, 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg, while his track references Megan Thee Stallion

The Independent UK

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33 Of The Deepest Rabbit Holes People Ever Found Themselves Delving Into, As Shared Online

People online share topics that, once they started reading about, they couldn't stop. The post 33 Of The Deepest Rabbit Holes People Ever Found Themselves Delving Into, As Shared Online first appeared on Bored Panda.

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More magic shows and venues materialize in Chicago for fans of the art of illusion

Performers are mystifying audiences in an elegant downtown basement, a former Rogers Park vaudeville house and even a Lincoln Square gelato shop.

Chicago Sun-Times

Six Feet Under: The troubled history of magicians burying themselves alive

As British illusionist Dynamo prepares to bury himself under five tonnes of dirt in the name of magic, Annabel Nugent digs deep into the dark history of similar, sometimes fatal, stunts

The Independent UK

Dua Lipa - Houdini review: escapist pop gold

Dua Lipa is officially in her analog synth era - and the imperfection suits her

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"It had a very spiritually sexual vibe": Red Hot Chili Pepper's John Frusciante once claimed to have an encounter with a horny ghost whilst recording Blood Sugar Sex Magik in a haunted mansion

When RHCP recorded their hit album Blood Sugar Sex Magik in a spooky Hollywood mansion, guitarist John Frusciante experienced paranormal activity of a very welcoming kind

Metal Hammer

Steven Heighton’s Posthumous Book Is a Reckoning with Death

Instructions for the Drowning offers a glimpse of the closure the author may have hoped for

The Walrus

Like Prince Harry a quarter of British people have consulted a psychic – here’s the science on why

Extracts from Prince Harry’s recently published memoir, Spare, reveal that he used a person with supposed psychic abilities to contact his deceased mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. Diana was tragically killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997 when Harry was 12 years old.

The Conversation

Debbie McGee says strangers hugged her in street after husband Paul Daniels' death

Debbie McGee says when Paul Daniels died strangers hugged her in the street and walked off without saying a word and it meant the world

Daily Mirror

A vanishing kangaroo, a controversial preacher and ‘Bingo Jesus’... the strange history of Hulme Hippodrome

The future of the iconic buildings uncertain. Can it be saved from the wrecking ball? And will it ever be restored to its former glory?

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: The strange history of Hulme Hippodrome

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Manchester Evening News

Dr Lynn inspired Harry Houdini to take up magic, but he's largely unknown

Dr Lynn would dismember a man every night before putting him back together, and audiences loved it. But the illusionist, who started his career in Australia, is largely forgotten by history.

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Alison Hammond surprised by Amanda Holden's 'harsh' BGT comments to 'poor' semi-finalist

The latest Britain's Got Talent instalment saw Amanda Holden deliver a stern verdict for Harry Houdini-style escape artist Andrew Basso

Daily Record

BGT performance branded 'fake' by fans who spot padlock goof during escape artist act

Fans were not impressed when they noticed the blunder during the second round of auditions.

Daily Mirror

BGT viewers call out 'fake' stunt as they spot padlock blunder during escapologist act

The latest episode of Britain's Got Talent saw Italian escapologist Andrew Basso leave Simon Cowell open-mouthed as he performed Harry Houdini's Chinese Water Torture Cell stunt

Glasgow Live

The Port Glasgow shipbuilders who challenged Houdini to escape the Clyde

The world-famous escapologist was challenged by two different firms when he visited Glasgow and took on them both - performing to sold-out crowds at The Pavilion.

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How Arthur and Helen Coghlan's magical father-daughter bond is keeping Australia's art of escapology alive

Known as Australia’s “Houdini”, Arthur Coghlan has been amazing audiences for decades. But the best stunt he’s ever pulled off is passing on his love for magic to his daughter.

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