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Did women practicing corseting while pregnant? And if so, how did this not have a detrimental effect on the development of the fetus?

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What did this historical quote by Cardinal Richelieu (said to a beautiful woman sitting next to him at a party) mean?

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Did Marie Antoinette ever actually state, "Let them eat cake"?

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Aside from the Titanic, have there ever been any other instances of a ship's captain going down with the ship?

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Did women practicing corseting while pregnant? And if so, how did this not have a detrimental effect on the development of the fetus?	171
What did this historical quote by Cardinal Richelieu (said to a beautiful woman sitting next to him at a party) mean?	11
Did Marie Antoinette ever actually state, "Let them eat cake"?	7
Aside from the Titanic, have there ever been any other instances of a ship's captain going down with the ship?	1