If you have a sweet tooth that's hard to satisfy, you can be happy you didn't live in 17th century England. In those days, a pound of sugar cost as much as 14 chickens. Sultan Malik al-Salif Najm ad-Din Ayyub ruled Egypt from 1240 to 1249. The monarch incurred the hatred of his wife, who decided to liquidate her husband. He was a chess addict who played the game every night, squatting barefoot on the floor in oriental fashion. On the night of November 20th, 1249, the queen saturated the floor mat with some highly corrosive substance. As a result, the sultan contracted a gangrenous sore and died 48 hours later. Believe It or Not!
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