What are 10 facts about the history of execution?

Answer 1

Well, I can't give you 10 facts, but here's one

Thomas Edison was originally credited with helping invent the electric chair; however once he saw how many tries it sometimes took to kill the prisoners, and how basically cruel it was, he lobbied for his name to be disassociated with it, and he also tried to convince the government that it was inhumane.