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Harry Houdini was independent, creative, and honest, and he carved out a career as a performer, becoming one of America's most admired magicians. But he was also known for his skills at critical thinking: he debunked the psychics and spirit mediums of his day. Houdini's investigations into seances revealed the tricks used by the mediums; he was thus able to demonstrate how the public was being cheated and given false hope.

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