Today I Found Out
Why Women Fainted So Much in the 19th Century (2016x210)
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http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=358192
http://www.quora.com/Do-women-today-faint-less-than-in-the-past-and-if-so-why
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=358192
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/04/10/mass-faintings-in-cambodia-whats-the-reason/
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