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[WP] You are a time-traveler mistakenly trapped in an insane asylum. You slowly start to realize that everyone else in the asylum is also a Time Traveler.

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[WP] When you were a small child, you laughed at a funny face a stranger made. As the years have passed, you've started to realize that there was something really off about the face they made. Now, as an adult, you see someone make the face again and realize what's wrong.

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Apparently, adultery used to be a civil crime punishable by whipping, exile, and even death. When were these penalties dropped and adultery "legalized?"

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[WP] Your child calls you in the middle of the night to tell you about the monster again. "It's okay though, daddy, I killed it." You're about to answer when you see the body.

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Who was Japan's Hitler/Mussolini/Churchil/Roosevelt?

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My prof told me a story about Hospitallers at Rhodes making incredibly thick suits of armor to counter Ottoman gunfire at a breach in the wall, but I can't find any mention of this. Is it true?

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George Washington famously served without pay during the Revolution, instead using an expense account. Was this unusual? Was the 6000$ alcohol charge likely just officers getting shitfaced?

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What sort of anti-slavery movement was there in the South prior to the Civil War?

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[WP] Write a scene from the zombie apocalypse where various action stars are forced to put their movie skills to the test. Actors can turn out to be hopelessly incompetent or ridiculously skilled.

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Was there any fallout from Philip IV's destruction of the Templars?

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[WP] You are a time-traveler mistakenly trapped in an insane asylum. You slowly start to realize that everyone else in the asylum is also a Time Traveler.	281	WritingPrompts
[WP] When you were a small child, you laughed at a funny face a stranger made. As the years have passed, you've started to realize that there was something really off about the face they made. Now, as an adult, you see someone make the face again and realize what's wrong.	94	WritingPrompts
Apparently, adultery used to be a civil crime punishable by whipping, exile, and even death. When were these penalties dropped and adultery "legalized?"	19	AskHistorians
[WP] Your child calls you in the middle of the night to tell you about the monster again. "It's okay though, daddy, I killed it." You're about to answer when you see the body.	15	WritingPrompts
Who was Japan's Hitler/Mussolini/Churchil/Roosevelt?	10	AskHistorians
My prof told me a story about Hospitallers at Rhodes making incredibly thick suits of armor to counter Ottoman gunfire at a breach in the wall, but I can't find any mention of this. Is it true?	7	AskHistorians
George Washington famously served without pay during the Revolution, instead using an expense account. Was this unusual? Was the 6000$ alcohol charge likely just officers getting shitfaced?	3	AskHistorians
What sort of anti-slavery movement was there in the South prior to the Civil War?	3	AskHistorians
[WP] Write a scene from the zombie apocalypse where various action stars are forced to put their movie skills to the test. Actors can turn out to be hopelessly incompetent or ridiculously skilled.	3	WritingPrompts
Was there any fallout from Philip IV's destruction of the Templars?	1	AskHistorians