Interesting Word # 89 - Guillotine
The guillotine derives its name from its inventor, Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, a French doctor and member of the Revolutionary National Assembly.
(Convicted highwayman, Nicolas J. Pelletier was the first person to be executed by guillotine. At the edge of cutting technology you might say.)
(Convicted highwayman, Nicolas J. Pelletier was the first person to be executed by guillotine. At the edge of cutting technology you might say.)
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