To modernize their sleeping habits, [Peter the Great] declared, 'Ladies and gentlemen of the court caught sleeping with their boots on will be instantly decapitated.

Bob Massie
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In the 17th century, Russian tsar Peter the Great decreed that those who slept with their boots on would be executed for their discourtesy to the ruler. This public service announcement resulted from a series of scandals in which his courtiers neglected to remove their boots before bedtime.

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