The inventor of the modern guillotine was executed by his own device. Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin didn’t invent the machine, but he promoted it as a “more humane” method of execution. Ironically, during the French Revolution’s chaos, the guillotine became a symbol of terror — and Guillotin himself was eventually executed with it. He died by the very idea he helped bring to life. | What Is This?

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