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[WP] Stories told of the monsters of old, with hides that could not be pierced by swords. They would one day be raised from their slumber and wreak havok upon the land, except they did not expect the scope and evolution of our modern weaponry.

71 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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In Pirates of the Caribbean, the Black Pearl is feared as the fastest ship of the seas. Is there historical precedent for such a ship for the time period, and if so, what facet of its construction would allow it to be fast, and would it be difficult to build a ship that would match its capabilities?

61 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] The aliens were fairly large in number, and more physically imposing than humans. Feeling confident, they decided to mark their invasion by land and sea in the human territory known as "the Australia..."

57 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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In movies and tv shows we see huge warriors such as Boagrius in Troy and Theokoles in Spartacus, how realistic are they in terms of the ancient world, was it even possible for fighters to get that big without our modern diet?

35 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[SP] Write a story inspired or based on your most recent weird dream.

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[WP] The small group of scientists and military men was ready for the first ever time travel incursion to feudal Japan. Unfortunately no one could have predicted the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons was a real thing.

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How is it mechanically possible for a hummingbird to flap their wings from 50-200 times per second?

11 upvotes • r/askscience

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How did mapmakers of old times know what coasts and landmasses looked like? How did they measure the distance, was it all based of hearsay and observation?

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[WP] As the oldest, most experienced Guardian you have the toughest, most unenviable title: "Patron Saint of the Ignorant and the Stupid."

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[WP] In the year 3029 the Saurids have full tyrannical control of the galaxy and have hunted all mammals to near extinction. In a last ditch effort the remaining mammalians send a vessel back in time with a desperate hope: To engineer the extinction event of 65 million years ago.

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[WP] Stories told of the monsters of old, with hides that could not be pierced by swords. They would one day be raised from their slumber and wreak havok upon the land, except they did not expect the scope and evolution of our modern weaponry.	71	WritingPrompts
In Pirates of the Caribbean, the Black Pearl is feared as the fastest ship of the seas. Is there historical precedent for such a ship for the time period, and if so, what facet of its construction would allow it to be fast, and would it be difficult to build a ship that would match its capabilities?	61	AskHistorians
[WP] The aliens were fairly large in number, and more physically imposing than humans. Feeling confident, they decided to mark their invasion by land and sea in the human territory known as "the Australia..."	57	WritingPrompts
In movies and tv shows we see huge warriors such as Boagrius in Troy and Theokoles in Spartacus, how realistic are they in terms of the ancient world, was it even possible for fighters to get that big without our modern diet?	35	AskHistorians
[SP] Write a story inspired or based on your most recent weird dream.	18	WritingPrompts
[WP] The small group of scientists and military men was ready for the first ever time travel incursion to feudal Japan. Unfortunately no one could have predicted the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons was a real thing.	13	WritingPrompts
How is it mechanically possible for a hummingbird to flap their wings from 50-200 times per second?	11	askscience
How did mapmakers of old times know what coasts and landmasses looked like? How did they measure the distance, was it all based of hearsay and observation?	8	AskHistorians
[WP] As the oldest, most experienced Guardian you have the toughest, most unenviable title: "Patron Saint of the Ignorant and the Stupid."	8	WritingPrompts
[WP] In the year 3029 the Saurids have full tyrannical control of the galaxy and have hunted all mammals to near extinction. In a last ditch effort the remaining mammalians send a vessel back in time with a desperate hope: To engineer the extinction event of 65 million years ago.	6	WritingPrompts