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[WP] You’re a college professor, and grades for the semester were just posted. One disgruntled failing student comes to you with an archaic copy of the school’s bylaws-and a pair of weapons. They’re invoking a rule from the university’s founding allowing them to pass through trial by combat.

9903 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Is there any precedent whatsoever of children being given drugs, candy apples with razorblades in them, or any other dangerous thing disguised as Halloween candy?

40 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What was the process of getting warhorses acclimated to the sound of gun and cannon fire like?

30 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did any of the founding fathers of America believe in witches? What did they think about the Salem Witch Trials?

17 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] Everyone who comes to love and care for you dies. Without exception. The government has noticed this, and decided that they can make use of this.

7 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] When you got sober, you made a promise-an AA meeting every day for 90 days. You’re not about to let a little something like the apocalypse keep you from staying sober.

4 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] You are the last in a Final Destination death chain. However, you've gotten really good at seeing through and avoiding fate's attempts to kill you, and actually live a mostly normal life.

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I am a healthy male of military age and social class living in your period of expertise. My city/nation/kingdom is at war, and I DESPERATELY want to avoid serving. What can I do, and how screwed am I?

2 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Is physically reading a book better for my brain than listening to the same book in audio form?

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In The Haunting of Hill House Ep 1, the character Steve says that primitive humans used to die of fright during eclipses. Is there any accuracy to that statement?

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[WP] You’re a college professor, and grades for the semester were just posted. One disgruntled failing student comes to you with an archaic copy of the school’s bylaws-and a pair of weapons. They’re invoking a rule from the university’s founding allowing them to pass through trial by combat.	9903	WritingPrompts
Is there any precedent whatsoever of children being given drugs, candy apples with razorblades in them, or any other dangerous thing disguised as Halloween candy?	40	AskHistorians
What was the process of getting warhorses acclimated to the sound of gun and cannon fire like?	30	AskHistorians
Did any of the founding fathers of America believe in witches? What did they think about the Salem Witch Trials?	17	AskHistorians
[WP] Everyone who comes to love and care for you dies. Without exception. The government has noticed this, and decided that they can make use of this.	7	WritingPrompts
[WP] When you got sober, you made a promise-an AA meeting every day for 90 days. You’re not about to let a little something like the apocalypse keep you from staying sober.	4	WritingPrompts
[WP] You are the last in a Final Destination death chain. However, you've gotten really good at seeing through and avoiding fate's attempts to kill you, and actually live a mostly normal life.	2	WritingPrompts
I am a healthy male of military age and social class living in your period of expertise. My city/nation/kingdom is at war, and I DESPERATELY want to avoid serving. What can I do, and how screwed am I?	2	AskHistorians
Is physically reading a book better for my brain than listening to the same book in audio form?	1	askscience
In The Haunting of Hill House Ep 1, the character Steve says that primitive humans used to die of fright during eclipses. Is there any accuracy to that statement?	1	AskHistorians