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What happens after your head is chopped off? | ASSASSINS
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November 14, 2025
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1:08Now PlayingHow long do you remain conscious for after having your head chopped off?
For centuries, people thought that a severed head might be aware of what’s going on for up to 30 seconds after decapitation – or even longer!
That folklore has its origins in the assassination of revolutionary leader/newspaper editor Jean-Paul Marat by Charlotte Corday, the French Revolution’s “Angel of Assassination”.
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