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[WP] Humanity has discovered that clocks move te forward, rather than tracking it. People have set out to destroy all clocks to stop processes like aging and dying. You're on the hunt for the last known sun dial deep in the jungle...you are the Timekeeper.

309 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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When and where did people start using beds with legs, as opposed to some sort of mat for sleeping on the floor?

195 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why do/did some royalty refer to themselves with plural pronouns?

22 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] You have obtained a time machine, but the only thing it can do is take you into the future one hour, and back again. How do you use this to your advantage?

11 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Why were swordsmen taught to wield a sword in their left hand? Were more people left handed?

8 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I'm a Catholic who committed suicide in western continental Europe around 1600-1800. What kind of funeral can I expect?

4 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] You work in a crime lab, and there's been a serial lunch thief in the break room. When you find your homemade brownies gone, that's the last straw for you. It's time to catch a pilferer.

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Was it actually normal/common for a sheriff in a typical Western settlement town to have a star badge?

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[WP] imagine that the logo of Sherwin Williams is actually happening in real life. Describe the reactions of people who notice that there is a giant paint can dumping red paint over the whole earth, and how they deal with it.

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How has love historically figured into marriage?

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[WP] Humanity has discovered that clocks move te forward, rather than tracking it. People have set out to destroy all clocks to stop processes like aging and dying. You're on the hunt for the last known sun dial deep in the jungle...you are the Timekeeper.	309	WritingPrompts
When and where did people start using beds with legs, as opposed to some sort of mat for sleeping on the floor?	195	AskHistorians
Why do/did some royalty refer to themselves with plural pronouns?	22	AskHistorians
[WP] You have obtained a time machine, but the only thing it can do is take you into the future one hour, and back again. How do you use this to your advantage?	11	WritingPrompts
Why were swordsmen taught to wield a sword in their left hand? Were more people left handed?	8	AskHistorians
I'm a Catholic who committed suicide in western continental Europe around 1600-1800. What kind of funeral can I expect?	4	AskHistorians
[WP] You work in a crime lab, and there's been a serial lunch thief in the break room. When you find your homemade brownies gone, that's the last straw for you. It's time to catch a pilferer.	3	WritingPrompts
Was it actually normal/common for a sheriff in a typical Western settlement town to have a star badge?	2	AskHistorians
[WP] imagine that the logo of Sherwin Williams is actually happening in real life. Describe the reactions of people who notice that there is a giant paint can dumping red paint over the whole earth, and how they deal with it.	2	WritingPrompts
How has love historically figured into marriage?	1	AskHistorians