As kids, we loved a good magic show—we were fascinated by it, and now as adults, we're just as mesmerized by magicians. Even after all of these years, we're still wondering about the secrets behind ...

To help pay for his undergraduate education, Elias Garcia-Pelegrin had an unusual summer job: cruise ship magician. “I was that guy who comes out at dinnertime and does random magic for you,” he says.

Pulling a rabbit from a top hat. Teleporting from one cage to another. Finding a coin behind a five-year-old’s ear. Magic has long inspired a sense of awe and wonder, but one portion of the population ...

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