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What could you actually buy for 30 pieces of silver in circa AD 30 Jerusalem?

2991 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[EU] Sherlock Holmes deduced who Jack the Ripper is. It's Dr. John Watson.

222 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] Humanity was the only species to discover faster than light travel. We've used it to pillage the helpless, sleeper colony ships of other interstellar civilizations.

104 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] A superhero is publicity obsessed because his powers are proportional to his fame and popularity. A supervillain has figured this out.

92 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] You infiltrated the palace as a gardener many years ago. Today, you finally received the order to assassinate the king.

75 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] Your parents bought an AI app to keep you company when you were small. 80 years of upgrades and life events later, it's time to say good bye.

67 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] Our solar system is strategically located at a frontier between great interstellar powers. The different empires each entreaty, bribe, or threaten humans to allow them to build a military base on Mars. We have to choose.

58 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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During the age of sail, did letters of marque actually offer any legal protections to captured pirates?

48 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[EU] Batman is the World's Greatest Detective. He confides to Superman his deduction that they are, in fact, fictional characters.

40 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] Time travel tourism is okay because the timeline cannot be altered. Unfortunately, inappropriate selfies are still a thing.

34 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What could you actually buy for 30 pieces of silver in circa AD 30 Jerusalem?	2991	AskHistorians
[EU] Sherlock Holmes deduced who Jack the Ripper is. It's Dr. John Watson.	222	WritingPrompts
[WP] Humanity was the only species to discover faster than light travel. We've used it to pillage the helpless, sleeper colony ships of other interstellar civilizations.	104	WritingPrompts
[WP] A superhero is publicity obsessed because his powers are proportional to his fame and popularity. A supervillain has figured this out.	92	WritingPrompts
[WP] You infiltrated the palace as a gardener many years ago. Today, you finally received the order to assassinate the king.	75	WritingPrompts
[WP] Your parents bought an AI app to keep you company when you were small. 80 years of upgrades and life events later, it's time to say good bye.	67	WritingPrompts
[WP] Our solar system is strategically located at a frontier between great interstellar powers. The different empires each entreaty, bribe, or threaten humans to allow them to build a military base on Mars. We have to choose.	58	WritingPrompts
During the age of sail, did letters of marque actually offer any legal protections to captured pirates?	48	AskHistorians
[EU] Batman is the World's Greatest Detective. He confides to Superman his deduction that they are, in fact, fictional characters.	40	WritingPrompts
[WP] Time travel tourism is okay because the timeline cannot be altered. Unfortunately, inappropriate selfies are still a thing.	34	WritingPrompts