L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoTIL 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.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down12
arrow-up1124arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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.en.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareLasVenturas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoWhat 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.
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.