pathetic piss kitten (@kitten)

pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat

TIL:
- "Guillotine" was actually the name of a guy
- he didn't actually invent the guillotine
- he was against the death penalty
- when his name became associated to the instrument, they were so embarrassed that him and his family changed their last name

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Talya (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️✡️ @Yuvalne@433.world

@kitten thanks, Wikipedia

pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat

(in case anyone is wondering, it was basically that he said "look, I don't want this, but if you all are really so determined on executing people, can you at least use this other instrument that involves a lot less suffering?")

Lis (≙) retired account @lis@luisa.is

@kitten yeah, and some very funny paper made a meme song about how supposedly ridiculous that proposal is, that’s how the name stuck. It’s essentially bullying the guy for daring to take a stance between black and white

Mendie

@Mendie_Taoma@tech.lgbt

@kitten

The fun guillotine fact I like, as is often reported as a factoid (verify the fact later, don't confuse us with the details) ... Was that it was still being used after Star Wars [[ IV / A New Hope ]] came out in movie theaters.

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@Mendie_Taoma :blobCat_eyes:

Mendie

@Mendie_Taoma@tech.lgbt

@kitten

The Last Guillotine Execution: Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian convicted of murder, was the last person to be executed by guillotine in France. This occurred on September 10, 1977, in Marseille. France abolished capital punishment in 1981.

Star Wars: A New Hope Debut: George Lucas's original Star Wars film premiered in the United States on May 25, 1977, a few months before Djandoubi's execution. Its French premiere was on September 11, 1977, just one day after the execution.