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Nnde TIL that the Bayanzi tribe of the Congo would execute via decapitation with a twist. While alive, the head of the condemned would be connected to a springy sapling so that when it was cut off, it would be thrown through the air “With the force of a bomb”.
wNP TIL that on July 4th, 1940 there were only 14 democracies remaining in the world. All other countries were dictatorships.