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There's a lot of close-to-combat photographs from WWII, but I don't often hear much about the photographers. Were WWII war photographers armed? Were they subject to neutrality/immunity/respect? Were they deployed with soldiers as part of the army?

967 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] The human race freezes itself to allow the environment to replenish, but the wake-up procedure fails. One human wakes up billions of years later, after all the stars have died, floating through black empty space. They see one light, far away, blinking in morse code - moving towards them.

289 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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If I went back to Medieval England, would I be able to effectively communicate with people with modern English?

97 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How far back does the concept of "time capsules" go? Did anyone in the Ancient World put away objects or artefacts explicitly to be preserved through time for future civilizations to discover?

52 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] An old status update appears in your Facebook "On This Day" notification. Just for fun, you comment on it. Past you responds.

42 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] A weary traveler unwittingly checks in to a "time hostel" - a place for time travellers to rest on the cheap.

37 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] "I couldn't concentrate on the party. My mind was on the body I'd buried in the backyard."

18 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Are lots of small earthquakes indication of an impending large earthquake? In other words, to what extent are individual earthquakes correlated?

13 upvotes • r/askscience

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[WP] A jaded, washed up Jazz saxophonist is now homeless on the streets of New York. One night, someone recognizes him.

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What was an average day like for an Allied soldier in WWII?

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There's a lot of close-to-combat photographs from WWII, but I don't often hear much about the photographers. Were WWII war photographers armed? Were they subject to neutrality/immunity/respect? Were they deployed with soldiers as part of the army?	967	AskHistorians
[WP] The human race freezes itself to allow the environment to replenish, but the wake-up procedure fails. One human wakes up billions of years later, after all the stars have died, floating through black empty space. They see one light, far away, blinking in morse code - moving towards them.	289	WritingPrompts
If I went back to Medieval England, would I be able to effectively communicate with people with modern English?	97	AskHistorians
How far back does the concept of "time capsules" go? Did anyone in the Ancient World put away objects or artefacts explicitly to be preserved through time for future civilizations to discover?	52	AskHistorians
[WP] An old status update appears in your Facebook "On This Day" notification. Just for fun, you comment on it. Past you responds.	42	WritingPrompts
[WP] A weary traveler unwittingly checks in to a "time hostel" - a place for time travellers to rest on the cheap.	37	WritingPrompts
[WP] "I couldn't concentrate on the party. My mind was on the body I'd buried in the backyard."	18	WritingPrompts
Are lots of small earthquakes indication of an impending large earthquake? In other words, to what extent are individual earthquakes correlated?	13	askscience
[WP] A jaded, washed up Jazz saxophonist is now homeless on the streets of New York. One night, someone recognizes him.	13	WritingPrompts
What was an average day like for an Allied soldier in WWII?	11	AskHistorians