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What's the history behind sick-leave?

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To what extent could we understand the spoken language of a 16th Century Englishman?

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Why are there so many different names for what Americans call 'Tag' in England?

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Are there any ideas as to what the Romans used for their now lost method of creating concrete?

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A number of sources are telling me that 20,000 people enrolled to defend London in 1554, including one from 1846. However I cannot find a single reference to a primary source for this figure. Are there any documents someone can point me to that reference the original source?

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Did America really drop leaflets over Hiroshima and Nagasaki warning civilians to leave before they were nuked? Was there any kind of evacuation?

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When and why did the idea of tanning become desirable in the west?

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Was China considered still powerful in the early-mid 20th Century? If not, how did their power decline from the centuries earlier?

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How did Blair win the 1997 UK General Election?

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Were the Anglo-Saxon kings Norse at some point before the Viking invasion?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What's the history behind sick-leave?	4	AskHistorians
To what extent could we understand the spoken language of a 16th Century Englishman?	4	AskHistorians
Why are there so many different names for what Americans call 'Tag' in England?	4	AskHistorians
Are there any ideas as to what the Romans used for their now lost method of creating concrete?	4	AskHistorians
A number of sources are telling me that 20,000 people enrolled to defend London in 1554, including one from 1846. However I cannot find a single reference to a primary source for this figure. Are there any documents someone can point me to that reference the original source?	4	AskHistorians
Did America really drop leaflets over Hiroshima and Nagasaki warning civilians to leave before they were nuked? Was there any kind of evacuation?	4	AskHistorians
When and why did the idea of tanning become desirable in the west?	4	AskHistorians
Was China considered still powerful in the early-mid 20th Century? If not, how did their power decline from the centuries earlier?	4	AskHistorians
How did Blair win the 1997 UK General Election?	3	AskHistorians
Were the Anglo-Saxon kings Norse at some point before the Viking invasion?	3	AskHistorians