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In articles like "crazy things people used to believe" a prevalant topic is "people in the 19th century thought trains would suffocate passengers when going past 30mph". Is that a cherry-picked crackpot theory from some obscure source, or was this an actual belief among people?

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Why do all the nordic countries use lions, an animal not associated with the region at all, as their coat of arms?

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How did the military salute of raising ones hand to the forehead/brow spread to asian countries?

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When did the French military jokes start?

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In articles like "crazy things people used to believe" a prevalant topic is "people in the 19th century thought trains would suffocate passengers when going past 30mph". Is that a cherry-picked crackpot theory from some obscure source, or was this an actual belief among people?	232
Why do all the nordic countries use lions, an animal not associated with the region at all, as their coat of arms?	38
How did the military salute of raising ones hand to the forehead/brow spread to asian countries?	28
When did the French military jokes start?	2