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It seems like a fair amount of sieges ended when the attackers scaled the walls and opened the main gate from the inside, or through treachery that achieves the same. Did defenders ever take measures to prevent gates from being opened from the inside during sieges?

835 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] "Remember, remember the Fifth of November, the day the House of Lords fell"

46 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Could a quantum supercomputer brute force 128 or 256 bit keys?

42 upvotes • r/askscience

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[WP] The world follows Match 3 rules - anytime 3 identical objects touch, all of them disappear

18 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[EU] The Hulk suffers hallucinations at the hands of the Scarlet Witch. Write about what he sees.

18 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[EU] An assassin from a fictional universe has their next target. Samuel Vimes, Commander of the City Watch.

16 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[EU] In the year 3000, Fry stumbles upon Walt Disney's cryogenic tube and unfreezes him.

12 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] It is WW2. A boy has tried to enlist in the army but been rejected for his age. He has been told that if walks around the block and lies about his age, they will enlist him. Write about his walk.

8 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] After the zombie apocalypse, a man prepares to do the most vital thing to fortify his house. Mow the lawn.

6 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] Wikipedia has went offline due to lack of donations. A person has to write their report without it.

5 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
It seems like a fair amount of sieges ended when the attackers scaled the walls and opened the main gate from the inside, or through treachery that achieves the same. Did defenders ever take measures to prevent gates from being opened from the inside during sieges?	835	AskHistorians
[WP] "Remember, remember the Fifth of November, the day the House of Lords fell"	46	WritingPrompts
Could a quantum supercomputer brute force 128 or 256 bit keys?	42	askscience
[WP] The world follows Match 3 rules - anytime 3 identical objects touch, all of them disappear	18	WritingPrompts
[EU] The Hulk suffers hallucinations at the hands of the Scarlet Witch. Write about what he sees.	18	WritingPrompts
[EU] An assassin from a fictional universe has their next target. Samuel Vimes, Commander of the City Watch.	16	WritingPrompts
[EU] In the year 3000, Fry stumbles upon Walt Disney's cryogenic tube and unfreezes him.	12	WritingPrompts
[WP] It is WW2. A boy has tried to enlist in the army but been rejected for his age. He has been told that if walks around the block and lies about his age, they will enlist him. Write about his walk.	8	WritingPrompts
[WP] After the zombie apocalypse, a man prepares to do the most vital thing to fortify his house. Mow the lawn.	6	WritingPrompts
[WP] Wikipedia has went offline due to lack of donations. A person has to write their report without it.	5	WritingPrompts