# Google homepage celebrates Houdini's 137th birthday

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-homepage-celebrates-houdinis-137th-birthday/575776>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 23, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-homepage-celebrates-houdinis-137th-birthday/575776 "2011-03-23T23:29:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-homepage-celebrates-houdinis-137th-birthday/575776/1 "2011-03-23T23:29:37Z")

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It seems a rather arbitrary anniversary to highlight.

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-homepage-celebrates-houdinis-137th-birthday/575776/2 "2011-03-23T23:32:11Z")

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> [@Cunctator](#):
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> It seems a rather arbitrary anniversary to highlight.

Maybe, if they think Houdini was known for not being different in any way and never being noticed in the slightest.

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-homepage-celebrates-houdinis-137th-birthday/575776/3 "2011-03-24T00:13:34Z")

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IT would seem that google.ca doesn’t share in the celebration.

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-homepage-celebrates-houdinis-137th-birthday/575776/4 "2011-03-24T00:17:53Z")

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> [@Ike\_Witt](#):
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> IT would seem that google.ca doesn’t share in the celebration.

Presumably you’ll have to wait until it’s 24 March.

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**Author:** ![sjc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@sjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjc)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-homepage-celebrates-houdinis-137th-birthday/575776/5 "2011-03-25T02:20:01Z")

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It may be an odd thing to commemorate but Houdini _was_ the shit.

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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-homepage-celebrates-houdinis-137th-birthday/575776/6 "2011-03-25T02:22:43Z")

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Too bad it’s not interactive.

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**Author:** ![Shecky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@Shecky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shecky)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-homepage-celebrates-houdinis-137th-birthday/575776/7 "2011-03-25T15:32:30Z")

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Also, his last living assistant just died at 109.

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-homepage-celebrates-houdinis-137th-birthday/575776/8 "2011-03-25T15:35:18Z")

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> [@Ike\_Witt](#):
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> IT would seem that google.ca doesn’t share in the celebration.

To see it, you have to hit ESC.  
Not really. 😛