10/7/2026
Why Was This 17th-Century Polish Woman Buried With a Padlock on Her Toe and an Iron Sickle Across Her Neck?
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New research suggests that the people who buried the young woman took precautionary measures to stop her from coming back to life and exacting revenge on them
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