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Why didn't England demand Calais back after defeating Napoleon?

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Was it considered polite to cover one's mouth when coughing before the germ theory of disease gained acceptance?

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Poster in /r/pics claims his Byzantine icon is 1600 years old. Is this plausible?

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How did lancers kill more than one enemy?

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Puncture in a skintight spacesuit

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What's that feeling you get when you're stretching or yawning--a sort of thrill that quickly spreads through the body?

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Changing horses

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Use of "kalends" by Robert the Bruce

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Were the sails of Viking longships really striped with vertical bands of red? If not, why are they always portrayed that way?

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From reading Russian literature, one gets the impression that "the revolution" was very much in the popular consciousness well before it happened. Is this true, and was it true in any other countries?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why didn't England demand Calais back after defeating Napoleon?	362	AskHistorians
Was it considered polite to cover one's mouth when coughing before the germ theory of disease gained acceptance?	181	AskHistorians
Poster in /r/pics claims his Byzantine icon is 1600 years old. Is this plausible?	162	AskHistorians
How did lancers kill more than one enemy?	113	AskHistorians
Puncture in a skintight spacesuit	111	askscience
What's that feeling you get when you're stretching or yawning--a sort of thrill that quickly spreads through the body?	100	askscience
Changing horses	87	AskHistorians
Use of "kalends" by Robert the Bruce	82	AskHistorians
Were the sails of Viking longships really striped with vertical bands of red? If not, why are they always portrayed that way?	73	AskHistorians
From reading Russian literature, one gets the impression that "the revolution" was very much in the popular consciousness well before it happened. Is this true, and was it true in any other countries?	55	AskHistorians