Every U.S. state has a nickname, whether or not the state legislature has made it official. Many need no explanation at all, like Georgia being called the Peach State for its famous bounty of sweet summer fruit. Other state nicknames are a little more curious, however.
For centuries, illusionists and escape artists were impugned as lowlifes (at best) and criminals (at worst). But none of that would stop these magic-makers, who helped pave the way for our modern superstars.
Einstein was an undistinguished student who blew the doors off centuries of physics, and a soft-spoken individual who became a reliable dispenser of wisdom. Here are six quick-hitting facts about this legendary 20th-century luminary.
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