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[WP] Your family is cursed; for hundreds of years, the father is destined to die the moment the son is born. As you rush to the hospital for your first baby, you discover why.
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[WP] Human lives are now a commodity. People can give each other their life, but not unless they will it. Millions of terminally ill people flock to beg the suicidal for their lives. The black markets sell the lives of those they tortured to agree to give theirs up.
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[WP] You accidentally broke a mirror in an antique shop while chatting with a friend. A large amount of white smoke fills the floor, and a voice whispers “Free... at last.” Instead of a demon coming from the mirror as you first guessed, it was an angel. Someone had trapped an angel in the mirror.
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[WP] You go out on a mission to kill a giant, a quest from which no man have returned. When you get there you find out the giant is overall a cool dude and the men that never returned just stayed with him because he was so fun
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[WP] Instead of the death penalty, convicted criminals are sentenced to have their minds overwritten by that of a recently deceased notable individual.
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[WP] Everything is legal in the name of science! Scientists are allowed to break morals and ethics in the pursuit of knowledge. The only catch is, if they aren't successful in their research, they will be convicted of any crimes they committed in the process.
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[WP] Earth is losing to the Aliens. You develop a serum and are now on the body littered streets to face the Alien commander. “Weakling! A super soldier serum is useless on your kind!” He exclaims. “That’s why...I made a zombie virus.” You say as you break the vial, releasing a mist into the air
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[WP] You decide to fake sick one day to avoid school. One day turns to two, turns to three, and so on. Eventually you are brought to a doctor where your skills of fakery are so advanced you are diagnosed with an unknown disease
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[WP] You created a social experiment based on the game Monopoly. Eight random people in one city were given access to bank accounts each containing $1.5 million, with the caveat that it can only be used to acquire property in the city. It's been five years, and you're checking in on your "players."
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