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The rat that was executed for murder

The rat that was executed for murder

Why a Russian tsar hanged a rodent in the royal palace

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Tony McMahon
Jan 22, 2022
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Greetings to Silver Level and Gold Level Templar Knights. Now here is an unusual story about a Russian tsar who executed a rat for murder! What on earth possessed him to do such a thing? Read on…

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It's hard to believe that a rat was once executed for murder. The judge in this bizarre trial was Tsar Peter III. He was an adult male, already in his 20s, who …

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