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In this Surviving History video clip learn about the treadwheel, also known as the treadmill. It was originally used in prisons as a way for the prisoners to release their boredom.
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In this Surviving History video clip learn about the treadwheel, also known as the treadmill. It was originally used in prisons as a way for the prisoners to release their boredom.
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Surviving History: Halifax Gibbet
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