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“Mayday, Mayday, Mayday” is an internationally recognised distress call. We all know it comes from an English adaption for the French for “help me”, but how did it become so international after first being introduced? Was there any internationally recognised signal which proceeded this such as SOS?

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How did casualty notifications work historically?

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Statistically, what are the chances of having 11 childeren born; girl, girl, girl, girl, girl, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy?

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How inevitable was the French Revolution?

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“Mayday, Mayday, Mayday” is an internationally recognised distress call. We all know it comes from an English adaption for the French for “help me”, but how did it become so international after first being introduced? Was there any internationally recognised signal which proceeded this such as SOS?	117	AskHistorians
How did casualty notifications work historically?	8	AskHistorians
Statistically, what are the chances of having 11 childeren born; girl, girl, girl, girl, girl, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy?	1	theydidthemath
How inevitable was the French Revolution?	1	AskHistorians