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Did Mitterand give Thatcher codes to disable Argentina's Exocet missiles during the Falklands War in exchange for chunnel?

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Prisoner held in Mont St Michel in a cage too small to stand up or lay down in for 20 years - True?

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Is it true that the UK started the story that carrots improve vision in order cover up the invention of radar?

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Why were customs building so huge?

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Automatic spit turner in a French chateau - how common were these? (With links to pictures)

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For USN in WW2 were there issues with the 1000s of AA shells shot in the air during an engagement falling down on friendly vessels?

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Was de Gaulle the first or only choice by Churchill to support as leader of the Free French? Were other French leaders-in-exile vying for the role? How was the decision made by the UK to back De Gaulle?

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Cities named “Freeport”: Were they free of porting costs and so-named to compete economically with other port cities?

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After WW2 the UK had economic hopes of leading the market for jets. What happened?

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Why did US college campuses need armory buildings?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Mitterand give Thatcher codes to disable Argentina's Exocet missiles during the Falklands War in exchange for chunnel?	92
Prisoner held in Mont St Michel in a cage too small to stand up or lay down in for 20 years - True?	20
Is it true that the UK started the story that carrots improve vision in order cover up the invention of radar?	17
Why were customs building so huge?	14
Automatic spit turner in a French chateau - how common were these? (With links to pictures)	14
For USN in WW2 were there issues with the 1000s of AA shells shot in the air during an engagement falling down on friendly vessels?	10
Was de Gaulle the first or only choice by Churchill to support as leader of the Free French? Were other French leaders-in-exile vying for the role? How was the decision made by the UK to back De Gaulle?	8
Cities named “Freeport”: Were they free of porting costs and so-named to compete economically with other port cities?	7
After WW2 the UK had economic hopes of leading the market for jets. What happened?	5
Why did US college campuses need armory buildings?	4