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Medieval Spinning Pole Stumps Couple, Demands Historical Reckoning

I was at the Ren Faire today with my girlfriend and we saw what looked like a big maypole that one could sit on, and it spun you around. Kind of like a Gavitron or chair carousel. My girlfriend asked me what the first ride was, and I couldn't answer. The Ren Faire ride seems…