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THE MOST DANGEROUS

JOBS IN HISTORY

The poor folks in this bus line have some of the worst jobs in
history. They’ll be shot at, exposed to hideous diseases, and
they will generally risk life, limb, and a sore behind in order to
earn a buck. So if you don’t want a job where you’re likely to die
before you punch out, don’t even think about getting onboard
with these sorry souls.

Arming squire

Ever dreamed of becoming
a knight? To get your foot in
the door, you first need to risk your
neck on the battlefield as a knight’s
squire. Without so much as
a helmet yourself, your role is to
rearm your knightly master. And
when the fighting’s over, guess
who has to clean up the mess…?

Searcher of the dead Lancaster gunner Roman gladiator

First in line, an old woman of Cramped in a tiny turret, at the rear Although some ancient Roman
plague-riddled 17th-century of a lightly armored plane that is gladiators may have been
Europe was the favored showered with bullets night after famous, most were poor slaves
candidate for the job of “dead night, the gunner of a Lancaster who were trained to fight in
body inspector.” A sharp eye to Bomber plane had a tough job just front of bloodthirsty crowds. If
spot plague victims was essential. staying alive. The life expectancy they lost their bouts in
Not a job with long-term of a rear gunner on this British the arena but didn’t die
prospects, as the deadly World War II plane was said to be of their wounds, they could
disease is highly contagious. only five missions. be killed by an executioner.

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