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2023-09-18 01:40:07 UTC - HELPFUL
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The so-called Spanish Tickler (aka Cat's Paw) never existed during medieval times. It was a hoax created via Wikipedia in 2005, and unfortunately spread throughout the Internet. https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2019/11/11/why-most-so-called-medieval-torture-devices-are-fake/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_hoaxes_on_Wikipedia/Spanish_tickler https://wikipediocracy.com/2014/07/20/how-pranks-hoaxes-and-manipulation-undermine-the-reliability-of-wikipedia/
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