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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/PegPelvis on 2023-06-26 18:03:20+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that after Harry Houdini casually boasted about his toughness, an acquaintance punched him in the stomach repeatedly. Two days later, he was hospitalized with extreme stomach pain due to appendicitis and died not long after.