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TIL of this legend... (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 114 points 1 month ago (3 children)

https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/half-hangit-maggie-the-scots-woman-who-survived-hanging-622567

the crime of concealing a pregnancy in the case of a dead child.

[–] valkyre09@lemmy.world 72 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Good to know that sort of thing is behind humanity now…

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 month ago

It took me a while to understand this. Jesus, women didn't have many options

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 month ago

The inn keeper’s son took an interest in Maggie, and soon she was pregnant.

Things are just getting worse