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Horace Goldin
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “stage magician who was noted for his lightning fast presentation style and who achieved international fame with”. Today it says “stage magician who was noted for his rapid presentation style and who achieved international fame with his vers”.
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Horace Goldin (17 December 1873 – April 22, 1939) was a stage magician who was noted for his lightning fast presentation style and who achieved international fame with his versions of the Sawing a woman in half illusion.1 New York Times . 23 April 1939. : |access-date= requires |url= ( help ) ; Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= ( help )2
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stage magician who was noted for his lightning fast presentation style and who achieved international fame with
Now
stage magician who was noted for his rapid presentation style and who achieved international fame with his vers
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