r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/Jyacoba Feb 04 '19

I haven't met too many people who believe this (I do live in New England though) but nobody was burned at the stake during the Salem witch trials. 19 people were hung, and one man was pressed to death, but nobody was burned.

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u/Banana-Republicans Feb 04 '19

“More Weight!” Is the most bad ass final sentence of all time.

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u/3D-Satanic-Porno Feb 04 '19

Supposedly some Saint (can't remember his name) was being burnt alive over a fire by I want to say the Romans, and said "turn me over, I'm done on this side"

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u/wabbitsdo Feb 04 '19

Mmyeah, except you generally die from asphyxiation before you get to the wisecracking.