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When did U.S. law enforcement switching their weapons from from revolvers to pistols?

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How often in history have armies met on the battlefield and chose not to fight because one side refused? Were actual battles fought the norm or the outlier?

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Why are the Dakotas and Montana states? Why not one big state, since their combined population is dwarfed by other much smaller states?

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In the King's Speech, the therapist makes a recording for the king of him speaking and gives him the record to play later. Did people make the 1900's equivalent of their own music/singing and try and sell it to people? Was there an underground record distribution for edgy music?

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Mods have commented that European militaries didn't feel they could learn anything from the Civil War, did US generals go to Europe to study or attempt to hire European generals?

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Let's say I am a fire nation citizen who is wandering the ocean looking for signs of a fabled all powerful air bender. What tools would I have at my disposal to find him? What would be the best method to find him?

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Were Civil War generals offered foreign postings?

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There is a gif showing how a blacksmith makes corkscrews. It is really labor intensive. Were corkscrews really expensive before the Industrial Revolution? How was wine even sealed if corkscrews were expensive?

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I'm living in ancient Egypt and I have zero artistic ability, how do I write a letter to someone using hieroglyphs?

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I am a Napoleonic soldier who died retreating with the army from Russia. What can I expect to happen to my body? Do I even know what will happen to it?

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When did U.S. law enforcement switching their weapons from from revolvers to pistols?	6
How often in history have armies met on the battlefield and chose not to fight because one side refused? Were actual battles fought the norm or the outlier?	5
Why are the Dakotas and Montana states? Why not one big state, since their combined population is dwarfed by other much smaller states?	5
In the King's Speech, the therapist makes a recording for the king of him speaking and gives him the record to play later. Did people make the 1900's equivalent of their own music/singing and try and sell it to people? Was there an underground record distribution for edgy music?	5
Mods have commented that European militaries didn't feel they could learn anything from the Civil War, did US generals go to Europe to study or attempt to hire European generals?	3
Let's say I am a fire nation citizen who is wandering the ocean looking for signs of a fabled all powerful air bender. What tools would I have at my disposal to find him? What would be the best method to find him?	3
Were Civil War generals offered foreign postings?	2
There is a gif showing how a blacksmith makes corkscrews. It is really labor intensive. Were corkscrews really expensive before the Industrial Revolution? How was wine even sealed if corkscrews were expensive?	2
I'm living in ancient Egypt and I have zero artistic ability, how do I write a letter to someone using hieroglyphs?	2
I am a Napoleonic soldier who died retreating with the army from Russia. What can I expect to happen to my body? Do I even know what will happen to it?	1