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Decapitation is a surefire way to deliver a quick and painless death, right? In actuality, an increasingly large body of historical and scientific evidence suggests that beheading doesn't, in fact, deliver instant death. Plus more science vs. myth

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Do You Really Stay Conscious After Being Decapitated? — More Science vs. Myth
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    Do You Really Stay Conscious After Being Decapitated?

    Do You Really Stay Conscious After Being Decapitated?

    The molecular biologist Francis Crick, one half of the research team that discovered the structure of DNA, later in his career came up with what he …

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