Tag: magic
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#MorningMonarchy: December 6, 2016
Intelligence authorization, spy kids and the art of misdirection + this day in history w/Encyclopædia Britannica and our song of the day by Kaiser Chiefs on your Morning Monarchy for December 6, 2016.
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The Laws of Magic
from themystica.com: The saying that magic is not what it seems may be more prevalent today than in the past. Today when ones hears the word magic one often thinks of the tall, slender, dark haired gentleman on stage or the television screen in his black tuxedo who pulls the white rabbit out of his…
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Houdini and the Supernatural
from thegreatharryhoudini.com: In the 1920s, after the death of his mother, Houdini began focusing his energy on debunking psychics and mediums. Although he eventually focused on proving these people to be fakes, his initial entry into the world of the supernatural began when he attempted to contact his dead mother. However, he found that the…
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The Affair of the Poisons
from telegraph.co.uk: The Affair of the Poisons began in 1676 with the trial of an enthusiastic poisoner, the Marquise de Brinvilliers. Her brother had died after eating a pie of cocks’ crests and kidneys in a rich cream sauce. A postmortem revealed disintegrating intestines. It soon became clear that, whenever she ran out of money,…
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Queen Elizabeth’s Magician – John Dee
Queen Elizabeth’s Magician – John Dee is a 2002 television show produced by the UK’s Channel 4 for their Masters of Darkness series. The show tells incredible story of Dee’s life, who was willing to risk everything for pursuit of knowledge – including the sought after secret formula to the Philosopher’s Stone!