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La Guillotine!!!!

La Guillotine!!!!. Instrument of Death in France. La Guillotine. The Guillotine was designed by Docteur Joseph Guillotin He did not invent the guillotine, he just perfected it…oh là là. La Guillotine. The guillotine was used as the main form of execution of enemies of the state!!!!

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La Guillotine!!!!

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  1. La Guillotine!!!! Instrument of Death in France

  2. La Guillotine • The Guillotine was designed by • Docteur Joseph Guillotin • He did not invent the guillotine, he just perfected it…oh là là

  3. La Guillotine • The guillotine was used as the main form of execution of enemies of the state!!!! • You laid down on your stomach and a blade came down and off went your head!!!

  4. La Guillotine • The two most famous victims were those rotten leaders King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette • She has always been misquoted. She did not say “Let them eat cake” in the context we hear of, but the rumor stuck and off went her head!!!!

  5. La Guillotine • Madame Tousseaud, the wax maker, sent two apprentices to the graves of the king and queen and made wax masks of their faces. • The originals were destroyed in a fire at the London museum

  6. La Guillotine • The first exocution took place on April 25, 1792 at 3:30 in the afternoon • The victim was Nicolas Jacques Pelletier

  7. La Guillotine • The last exocution took place on September 10, 1977 in Marseilles, France • They did an experiment on the poor soul. They picked his head up immediately after decapitation, called his name, and his eyes opened looking for whomever called his name. • Spooky!!!

  8. La Guillotine • The experiment proved that the signals sent by the brain run their course, they do not just stop when the heart does. • Think of the chicken running around after it has lost its head

  9. La Guillotine • All I can tell you is watch your head tonight!!!!

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