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Ethel Rosenberg s execution in the electric chair did not go smoothly. After she was given three shocks, the attendants removed the strappings only to have doctors determine that her heart was still beating. Two more shocks were applied, eyewitnesses that smoke rose from her head.

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Fun Fact: Ethel Rosenberg’s execution in the electric chair did not go smoothly. After she was given three shocks, the attendants removed the strappings only to have doctors determine that her heart was still beating. Two more shocks were applied, eyewitnesses that smoke rose from her head.

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