TIL the design of the guillotine was intended to make capital punishment more reliable and less painful in accordance with new Enlightenment ideas of human rights. - eviltoast
  • LasVenturas@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    What else did you think the guillotine was? Like it’s not talked about alot but if you get beheaded it didn’t always go well or in one swing.