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Month names "September", "October", "November" and "December" clearly lead back to the Latin numbers 7, 8, 9 and 10. How come they're the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th months then? What happened?

342 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] You pictured this meeting a thousand times in your dreams, now it's happening for real. You board your plane, ready for a long transatlantic flight, only to find out that sitting beside you there is your long lost love. You haven't spoken or seen each other since 15 years.

32 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] They finally recover the Titanic shipwreck. A big safe, nowhere to be seen on the original blueprints, is discovered still fully sealed. The researchers are about to hold a press conference to reveal the content. They look way more stressed out than excited. Journalists are waiting.

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[WP] Oh, a snap has arrived. Open Snapchat, it's my buddy Evan. 10 seconds snap. As the 7th second goes by, I start to realize that what I am seeing are bodies covered in blood. I call him immediately, but he doesn't pick up the phone. I have no idea where he is.

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When did the Da Vinci's Mona Lisa stop being "just a portrait", and become the worldwide known icon it is today?

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When did metal screws begin to be used as fasteners, instead of nails?

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[WP] Pictures of a hangar full with hundreds of dead people, killed by gunfire, show up on the web. Nobody manages to understand where it happened or the nationality of the victims, so no media outlet in the world knows how to report it.

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Why do I feel cold on my foot if I put it under the vacuum cleaner?

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[WP] "I'm sorry. I loved you since you were born, but you are not my son. And your mother is not my wife."

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Month names "September", "October", "November" and "December" clearly lead back to the Latin numbers 7, 8, 9 and 10. How come they're the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th months then? What happened?	342	AskHistorians
[WP] You pictured this meeting a thousand times in your dreams, now it's happening for real. You board your plane, ready for a long transatlantic flight, only to find out that sitting beside you there is your long lost love. You haven't spoken or seen each other since 15 years.	32	WritingPrompts
[WP] They finally recover the Titanic shipwreck. A big safe, nowhere to be seen on the original blueprints, is discovered still fully sealed. The researchers are about to hold a press conference to reveal the content. They look way more stressed out than excited. Journalists are waiting.	31	WritingPrompts
[WP] Oh, a snap has arrived. Open Snapchat, it's my buddy Evan. 10 seconds snap. As the 7th second goes by, I start to realize that what I am seeing are bodies covered in blood. I call him immediately, but he doesn't pick up the phone. I have no idea where he is.	5	WritingPrompts
When did the Da Vinci's Mona Lisa stop being "just a portrait", and become the worldwide known icon it is today?	3	AskHistorians
When did metal screws begin to be used as fasteners, instead of nails?	2	AskHistorians
[WP] Pictures of a hangar full with hundreds of dead people, killed by gunfire, show up on the web. Nobody manages to understand where it happened or the nationality of the victims, so no media outlet in the world knows how to report it.	2	WritingPrompts
Why do I feel cold on my foot if I put it under the vacuum cleaner?	1	askscience
[WP] "I'm sorry. I loved you since you were born, but you are not my son. And your mother is not my wife."	1	WritingPrompts