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  2. Thumbscrew (torture) - Wikipedia

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    The thumbscrew is a torture instrument which was first used in early modern Europe. It is a simple vise , sometimes with protruding studs on the interior surfaces. Victims' thumbs, fingers, or toes were placed in the vice and slowly crushed.

  3. List of methods of torture - Wikipedia

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    Thumbscrew; Tongue tearer; Tramp chair; Tucker telephone; Whip; Whirligig; Wicker man (Use disputed) Wooden horse; Medieval and early modern instruments of torture ...

  4. Thumbscrew - Wikipedia

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    Thumbscrew can mean: Thumbscrew (torture) , a screwed device formerly used for torture Thumbscrew (fastener) , a type of screw with a tall head and ridged or knurled sides, or a flat vertical head, intended to be tightened and loosened by hand

  5. ‘Bone biographies’ reveal what life was like for everyday ...

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    This week, read the “bone biographies” of medieval Cambridge, learn why chinstrap penguins take thousands of naps, peer inside a mysterious galactic cloud, and more.

  6. Boot (torture) - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish boot was an iron casing for the leg and foot. Wood or iron wedges were hammered in between the casing and the victim's flesh. A similar device, commonly referred to as a shin crusher, squeezed the calf between two curved iron plates, studded with spikes, teeth, and knobs, to fracture the tibia and fibula.

  7. ‘Bone biographies’ reveal what life was like for Black Death ...

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    Researchers spent five years studying bones from medieval Cambridge, England, to see what life was like for a cross section of the city’s survivors of the Black Death.

  8. Rack (torture) - Wikipedia

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    It is unclear exactly from which civilization the rack originated, they always would use the earliest examples are from Greece. [citation needed] The Greeks may have first used the rack as a means of torturing slaves and non-citizens, and later in special cases, as in 356 BC, when it was applied to gain a confession from Herostratus, an arsonist who was later executed for burning down the ...

  9. The Average Benefit of Social Security's Oldest Recipients ...

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    A long life isn't the only key to a huge Social Security benefit. Living past 100 is one way to take home a massive amount of Social Security benefits, but it's not something most of us can bank ...