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  2. Miser's Dream - Wikipedia

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    Miser's Dream [1] is a magic routine where the magician produces coins from the air (and often other places) and drops them into a receptacle they are holding, usually a metal bucket. [2] It has also been called "Aerial Treasury". It was invented in the 19th century and popularized by T. Nelson Downs circa 1895.

  3. The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Wikipedia

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    Goethe's "Der Zauberlehrling" is well known in the German-speaking world. The lines in which the apprentice implores the returning sorcerer to help him with the mess he created have turned into a cliché, especially the line "Die Geister, die ich rief" ("The spirits that I summoned"), a simplified version of one of Goethe's lines "Die ich rief, die Geister, / Werd' ich nun nicht los" - "The ...

  4. Inexhaustible bottle - Wikipedia

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    Nevertheless, Robert-Houdin continued to use the trick at his opening show on 1 December 1847, and heavily promoted himself as the trick's inventor. Henri Robin , a Dutch magician, took to the same act as well, performing Robert-Houdin's répertoire and likewise claiming that he had invented the inexhaustible bottle.

  5. McDonald’s customers are booing its new Halloween Boo Buckets ...

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    A spooky tradition at the Golden Arches has returned. On Oct. 1, McDonald’s announced the return of its Happy Meal Boo Buckets, and the reviews of the new designs on social media have been ...

  6. Police Reportedly Recover Travis Kelce's Watch Stolen During ...

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    Police have reportedly recovered Travis Kelce’s watch after his home was burgled last month.. Sources told ABC News on Friday, Nov. 22, that authorities were able to recover the possession of ...

  7. Chinese water torture - Wikipedia

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    Hippolytus de Marsiliis is credited with the invention of a form of water torture. Having observed how drops of water falling one by one on a stone gradually created a hollow, he applied the method to the human body. Other suggestions say that the term "Chinese water torture" was invented merely to grant the method a sense of ominous mystery.

  8. Alec Baldwin Says He Will ‘Expose What Really Happened ...

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    Despite the case being dismissed in July, Alec Baldwin says the story surrounding the fatal “Rust” shooting has only begun. On the Dec. 16 episode of David Duchovny’s “Fail Better ...

  9. Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep - Wikipedia

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    The adventure itself is a nice blend of ancient mystery, cosmic horror and under-water exploration. Unlike other D&D adventures books Call of the Netherdeep finds the balance between an open world and getting your players to engage with the story.