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In Aethelbert's laws in Anglo-Saxon England, #73 says, "If a freeborn woman with long hair misconducts herself, she will pay 30 shillings as compensation." Why did it specifically denote a woman with long hair? Were there women with short hair? Why did they differ?

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In this newspaper clipping from New France in 1787, every ‘s’ is instead a ‘f’. For what reason is this?

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How long have people been saying “ready, set, go,”?

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In Aethelbert's laws in Anglo-Saxon England, #73 says, "If a freeborn woman with long hair misconducts herself, she will pay 30 shillings as compensation." Why did it specifically denote a woman with long hair? Were there women with short hair? Why did they differ?	2663
In this newspaper clipping from New France in 1787, every ‘s’ is instead a ‘f’. For what reason is this?	2
How long have people been saying “ready, set, go,”?	1