/u/Fredfredbug4's posts
Uncle Tom of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" stands up for his beliefs, helps other slaves escape and is killed after refusing to divulge their location to his master. How did "Uncle Tom" become an epithet for a black person who betrays or abandons the African American community?
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Modern people generally believe that technology will continue to improve and progress as time moves on. When and why was this attitude popularized? Did our ancestors ever believe technology could never get more sophisticated? Was there even a concept of technology before industrialization?
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The British Empire was referred to as an Empire as early as the 1700s, yet the monarchs never held the title of "Emperor" or "Empress". Why is this?
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[WP] You are a con-artist who created a fake doomsday cult just to get people's money. Turns out your lies were actually correct by pure chance, now your loyal followers are asking what happens next.
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[WP]You do something very specific, something you couldn't do twice if you tried, which happens to summon a demon to Earth.
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Have historians and archaeologists ever discovered something that was meant to "prank" or confuse them?
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