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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/cb1ken0bi on 2024-05-29 20:13:57+00:00.

Original Title: TIL a man accused during the Salem witch trials refused to enter a plea, preventing him from being tried. In an attempt to elicit one, he was tortured by pressing, a technique by which the victim is slowly crushed. Each time he was asked for a plea, his only response was “more rocks”.