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Why did police departments switch to semiautomatic pistols in the 1980s?

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Why do witches traditionally ride brooms in Western mythology?

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Why did General Franco restore the Spanish monarchy after his death?

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Why did so many influential Californios side with the U.S. during the Mexican War?

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Why would a country select a king from a foreign country?

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Would a medieval noble family's coat of arms change as they acquired new lands?

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At the Battle of the Barrier Forts the Americans were outnumbered 10:1. How were they able to defeat Qing armies ten times their size?

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Marie Antoinette apocryphally said "Let them eat cake" upon learning that the people had no bread. What bread would a typical Parisian eat at the time of the French Revolution?

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Why are so many Shakespeare plays set in Italy?

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Why did medieval kings go through so much trouble to establish that their right to rule was legitimate?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did police departments switch to semiautomatic pistols in the 1980s?	22	AskHistorians
Why do witches traditionally ride brooms in Western mythology?	19	AskHistorians
Why did General Franco restore the Spanish monarchy after his death?	18	AskHistorians
Why did so many influential Californios side with the U.S. during the Mexican War?	18	AskHistorians
Why would a country select a king from a foreign country?	17	AskHistorians
Would a medieval noble family's coat of arms change as they acquired new lands?	17	AskHistorians
At the Battle of the Barrier Forts the Americans were outnumbered 10:1. How were they able to defeat Qing armies ten times their size?	16	AskHistorians
Marie Antoinette apocryphally said "Let them eat cake" upon learning that the people had no bread. What bread would a typical Parisian eat at the time of the French Revolution?	13	AskHistorians
Why are so many Shakespeare plays set in Italy?	13	AskHistorians
Why did medieval kings go through so much trouble to establish that their right to rule was legitimate?	13	AskHistorians