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How did Harry Houdini expose charlatans even in death?

Harry Houdini devoted a lot of time to exposing charlatans who allegedly have supernatural powers, and especially mediums. He continued this work even after his death, having agreed with his wife that the one who dies first will try to transmit a secret code known only to the two of them during a spiritualistic session. Every Halloween my wife has been séances with different mediums for ten years, but no one has said the right phrase.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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When did horse racing start?

Equestrian competitions are one of the oldest sports that bring joy to a person. Horse races were held in the most ancient centuries. They settled in Egypt, Babylon, Syria. Homer described the Greek chariot competitions that took place around the XNUMXth century BC. e. Modern horse racing as we know it originated in England. This is due to the development of breeding horse breeding there.

Equestrian competitions were organized in England as early as the XNUMXth century, but it was only at the end of the XNUMXth and beginning of the XNUMXth centuries that breeding of horses for sporting purposes began. Oriental stallions were brought to England from the Arabian Peninsula, from Turkey and Persia. Stallions from these countries have been bred to English mares. Three of these stallions played a very important role. Two Arabian stallions were named Darley and Godolphin, Turkish - Byerley. These three stallions are the early ancestors of all modern high-bred horses.

In the 1751th century, horse racing became a very important sport in England. In 1793 the Jockey Club was founded. In XNUMX, the first issue of the General Pedigree of Thoroughbred Horses was published. It traced the pedigree of all high-bred horses.

Horse racing has long been known as the "sport of kings". This name arose because horse racing was organized by the royal family, and also because only very noble and wealthy people were engaged in this sport in the country.

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