/u/Notmiefault's posts
The Gunpowder Plot involved 36 barrels of gunpowder in an undercroft below the House of Lords. Just how big an explosion would 36 barrels of 1605 gunpowder have created, had they gone off?
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The first Harry Potter movie, with a budget of $125 Million, began production just two years after the first book by a completely unknown British author was first published. How did the Harry Potter series explode in popularity so incredibly quickly compared to other similar book series?
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In 1947, a group of 33 Japanese Soldiers on the island of Peleliu finally surrendered, three years after the US won control of the 5 square mile island. How were these individuals able to stay undetected and supplied for three years? Did they have any contact/support from the outside?
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In Midsummer Night's Dream, Theseus decides to watch the Rude Mechanicals' play specifically because he expects it will be entertainingly terrible. Nowadays many watch movies like "The Room" for the same reason. Just how old is the idea of "so bad it's good" entertainment?
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It seems like many, if not most, religions in history revere the sun in some fashion. Were there ever any cultures, perhaps in hot climates, that viewed the sun as an enemy?
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How and why did the common public portrayal of Frankenstein's creature be that of a mindless monster, especially considering the central premise of the novel is that he's intelligent and misunderstood?
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Many Japanese soldiers in WWII, cut off from the chain of command, didn't believe the reports of surrender in 1945, some continuing to fight as late as 1974. What do we know about these holdouts psychology? How did they rationalize 30 years of radio silence from Japanese leadership?
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It's 1875. King Ludwig II, and by extension all of the German nobility, is obsessed with the latest Wagner opera. I'm a Hard of Hearing German noble. Do I attend the opera and pretend to follow along? Can I read a plot summary somewhere and pretend to appreciate it? How do I cope, socially?
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[WP] God made a mistake when programming humans, so he added death to make sure no one would live long enough for it matter. Thanks to modern medical science, however, someone just celebrated their 250th birthday for the first time, and something about them seems...off
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