@- Approximately 750,000 men died in the Civil War, which was more than 2.5% of America's population at the time.
@- In Medieval times the accused often faced a "trial by ordeal," where they were forced to stick their arm into a vat of boiling water. If their arm emerged unscathed, it was believed God protected them, thus proving their innocence.
@- Animals were put on trial in medieval times and routinely sentenced to death.
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