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TIL the “Iron maiden,” commonly accepted as a medieval torture device, was created as a hoax in 1793, pieced together from artifacts found in museums to be used as a “spectacular” object for commercial exposition.
› added 11 years ago
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TIL the “Iron maiden,” commonly accepted as a medieval torture device, was created as a hoax in 1793, pieced together from artifacts found in museums to be used as a “spectacular” object for commercial exposition.