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TIL that Thomas Derrick was one of 24 sailors sentenced to death after sacking a city, but the Earl of Essex spared him on the condition that he execute his comrades. Derrick went on to become a professional executioner, killing over 3,000 men over his career, including the Earl of Essex.

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