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[WP] "What do you mean I got the wrong ink?" "You got my magic ink, I got your tattoo ink." "But I've already used it on clients!" "Oh gods. Without a properly formed spell, the magic will act with whatever tattoos you drew, and who knows what will happen. How many clients have you had?" "Twenty."

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Fashion historians, from 1890-1960, how did men keep their hair styled with Brylcreem and hair wax and wear hats without destroying their hair styles?

129 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Has the diets of European Medieval peasants versus nobles ever been examined to determine which was medically healthier?

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[WP] Millenia ago, the Celtic Druids made a pact with the Old Ones to honour them on Samhain in exchange for the worst of them going to the Netherworld and leaving the Earth. Now, Halloween has been banned in too many places to uphold the terms of the contract, and the Old Ones are coming back...

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How much of an annoyance did British Commandos and other special operations cause the Germans in WWII?

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Where "Volksdeutscher" (people German decent who returned to Germany to fight for the Wermacht in WWII) get treated as POWs or get tried for treason after the war?

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What role did the Byzantine Senate play in the Eastern Roman government?

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I am aware that the Egyptian Royal families often wed brother and sister to each other to maintain the pure divinity of the bloodline through incest. Did this ever happen between parent and child (mother and son, father and daughter)?

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How did isolated Tibetan Buddhist monasteries feed themselves in the isolated mountains?

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[WP] "Now, pay attention. There is a story to everything in the shop. This teapot pours whatever drink you want, this key opens a door to any destination you can remember, and this pen lets you write letters to the dead. Now, over here..." You wonder if you could still get a job at Starbucks...

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[WP] "What do you mean I got the wrong ink?" "You got my magic ink, I got your tattoo ink." "But I've already used it on clients!" "Oh gods. Without a properly formed spell, the magic will act with whatever tattoos you drew, and who knows what will happen. How many clients have you had?" "Twenty."	130	WritingPrompts
Fashion historians, from 1890-1960, how did men keep their hair styled with Brylcreem and hair wax and wear hats without destroying their hair styles?	129	AskHistorians
Has the diets of European Medieval peasants versus nobles ever been examined to determine which was medically healthier?	129	AskHistorians
[WP] Millenia ago, the Celtic Druids made a pact with the Old Ones to honour them on Samhain in exchange for the worst of them going to the Netherworld and leaving the Earth. Now, Halloween has been banned in too many places to uphold the terms of the contract, and the Old Ones are coming back...	125	WritingPrompts
How much of an annoyance did British Commandos and other special operations cause the Germans in WWII?	124	AskHistorians
Where "Volksdeutscher" (people German decent who returned to Germany to fight for the Wermacht in WWII) get treated as POWs or get tried for treason after the war?	121	AskHistorians
What role did the Byzantine Senate play in the Eastern Roman government?	120	AskHistorians
I am aware that the Egyptian Royal families often wed brother and sister to each other to maintain the pure divinity of the bloodline through incest. Did this ever happen between parent and child (mother and son, father and daughter)?	117	AskHistorians
How did isolated Tibetan Buddhist monasteries feed themselves in the isolated mountains?	108	AskHistorians
[WP] "Now, pay attention. There is a story to everything in the shop. This teapot pours whatever drink you want, this key opens a door to any destination you can remember, and this pen lets you write letters to the dead. Now, over here..." You wonder if you could still get a job at Starbucks...	104	WritingPrompts