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Rank	Topic	Wikipedia views
1	Breaking wheel	2,719
2	Iron maiden (torture)	2,073
3	Rack (torture)	1,225
4	Pillory	1,202
5	Stocks	1,001
6	Strappado	726
7	Medieval instruments of torture	543
8	Wooden horse	512
9	Judas cradle	458
10	Choke pear (torture)	456
11	Boot (torture)	328
12	Heretic's fork	246
13	Picquet	203
14	Schandmantel	200
15	Thumbscrew (torture)	182
16	Crocodile shears	161
17	Shrew's fiddle	160
18	Pranger	152
19	Instep borer	116
20	Coffin (torture)	105
21	Carding (torture)	98
22	Tablilla	87
23	Spanish tickler	73
24	Whirligig (torture)	71
25	Knee splitter	63
26	Alfet	58
27	Batog	55
28	Head crusher	48

Parent categories

• Instruments of torture by era
• Medieval weapons

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