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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/VanGoghEnjoyer on 2025-07-06 20:06:45+00:00.

Original Title: TIL: “Felo de se” was a legal term in early English common law where suicide was considered a felony—resulting in shameful crossroad burials (often with a stake through the heart) and forfeiture of property, punishable until abolished in 1961