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TIL when Mary Queen of Scots was executed, her executioners knelt before her to ask her forgiveness. She granted it saying “I forgive you with all my heart, for now, I hope, you shall make an end of all my troubles.” Unfortunately the headsman missed his first stroke, hitting the back of her head.

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