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
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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
In 1915, great American escapologist Harry Houdini was nearly killed when he chose to be buried alive. He repeated the feat in 1926 (above), but this time chose to submerge himself in water.
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