Medieval Torture Device or Bed Bath & Beyond Gadget?

Medieval Torture Device or Bed Bath & Beyond Gadget?

A recent trip to Bed Bath & Beyond revealed a startling truth about the names behind the items I was casually perusing: they sounded a lot like torture devices. Can you tell the difference between a medieval torture device and a food preparation gadget?

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DID YOU KNOW? Marlon Brando hated memorizing lines so much that he posted cue cards everywhere to help him get through scenes. He even asked for lines to be written on an actress's posterior. (That request was denied.)