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Were "throne rooms" purely ceremonial, or did kings actually spend hours a day just sitting in one place? Surely there must have been a better way for a king to spend his time.

592 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] Your country has just adopted a new form of government: a Randomocracy, where all political figures are chosen completely at random. Describe life under this system.

76 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] Everyone is born with a million dollars to their name. It is impossible to earn any money, and when you spend all your money, you die.

13 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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What do we know about the early origins of the mafia/organized crime?

9 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] 0.01% of the human population has evolved into a new species. They are nearly immortal, have superhuman abilities, and can only sustain themselves off of human meat.

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What is the history of calisthenic exercises? Did the concept of push-ups, squats, crunches, etc spread across cultures or did they develop separately? How many pull-ups could the average soldier in antiquity do?

2 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What is the coldest ambient temperature a naked human could permanently live in?

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How can entropy be described on a quantum level?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were "throne rooms" purely ceremonial, or did kings actually spend hours a day just sitting in one place? Surely there must have been a better way for a king to spend his time.	592	AskHistorians
[WP] Your country has just adopted a new form of government: a Randomocracy, where all political figures are chosen completely at random. Describe life under this system.	76	WritingPrompts
[WP] Everyone is born with a million dollars to their name. It is impossible to earn any money, and when you spend all your money, you die.	13	WritingPrompts
What do we know about the early origins of the mafia/organized crime?	9	AskHistorians
[WP] 0.01% of the human population has evolved into a new species. They are nearly immortal, have superhuman abilities, and can only sustain themselves off of human meat.	2	WritingPrompts
What is the history of calisthenic exercises? Did the concept of push-ups, squats, crunches, etc spread across cultures or did they develop separately? How many pull-ups could the average soldier in antiquity do?	2	AskHistorians
What is the coldest ambient temperature a naked human could permanently live in?	1	askscience
How can entropy be described on a quantum level?	1	askscience