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How severe was the grossness/disgust factor in the Pillory/Stocks punishment? How did they use the restroom while confined there? Were dead animals really thrown at them, or was that a rare event or a myth?

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Did ancient Persians really have an execution method where they suffocated someone in ash? How did this punishment work? Was it really such a slow, horrible death?

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How severe was the grossness/disgust factor in the Pillory/Stocks punishment? How did they use the restroom while confined there? Were dead animals really thrown at them, or was that a rare event or a myth?	1277
Did ancient Persians really have an execution method where they suffocated someone in ash? How did this punishment work? Was it really such a slow, horrible death?	23