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Cake day: September 24th, 2023

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  • The Persian Empire arguably trumped them all, however, when it created scaphism around 500 B.C.E.

    This ancient execution method was also known as “the boats,” as victims were placed in two hollowed-out logs or boats before their suffering even began.

    With their heads and limbs sticking out and their bodies trapped inside, the victim was force-fed milk and honey.

    Their uncontrollable diarrhea filled the boats as executioners poured honey over the victim’s face — and vermin arrived to not only feast upon the prisoners, but enter their bodies to fatally eat them from the inside out.