Lou Holtz will be remembered as one of the most successful college football coaches ever and for his love of magic tricks.

In 1899, the world-famous escape artist Harry Houdini issued a bold challenge, claiming that no magic trick could fool him if he watched it three times. Many magicians tried and failed, until one ...

Three balls, a tube, and a simple premise: what goes in one order should come out the same order. When it doesn't — and he's watching you watch him the whole time — the instinct is to look for the ...