Death By Milk And Honey Might Not Sound So Bad, But It's Actually Pretty Brutal

Milk and honey are classic metaphors for hope and heaven, but this slow method of torture may change your views on both of them (and it'll probably kill your appetite in the process). Scaphism, also known simply as "the boats," was an ancient Persian execution technique described as a torturous death by their enemies, the Greeks. It involved two boats, milk, honey, and insects, which may sound like a random assortment of items, but they all came together to form an act that was pretty much the opposite of heavenly. Just be glad you weren't around to experience it for...

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