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In 13th-century Augsburg, an executioner could receive five shillings for a beheading or hanging—roughly a skilled craftsman’s monthly earnings. Executioners could also keep certain clothes worn by the condemned. But executions were only part of the job: some supervised prostitutes, expelled lepers, and handled other work nobody wanted. The pay was generous. The social life? Less so. Follow TimeCrunch for the strange jobs, paychecks, and everyday lives of the past. #History #MedievalHistory #HistoryShorts #historical #historyfacts #historicalfacts #didyouknow #historybuff