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A common trope in RPGs is very aggressive fauna. as in if you come across a wolf. that wolf will fight you to the death. How concerned would a medieval traveler be of encountering aggressive wildlife?

6535 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] You thought a job as a first contact ambassador would be great. Though after listening to the fifth "ascended" species in a row's lecture on why you know nothing about the universe. You're starting to get sick of it.

11 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Latin in the modern era is a dead language. How did it go from the most widely spoken language in europe to being only used by catholic priests?

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[RF] In the far future, interstellar travel is commonplace. Sometimes, people will skirt the event horizon of black holes, hoping to use the time dilation to travel to the future. Its your job to contact these people once they exit the gravity well

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how consistent is our reckoning of time? If I were to travel back 1000 years at 1 pm. would my 1pm be the same 1pm as someone from that year? would it even be the same day of the week?

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when did a limb "falling asleep" begin to be associated with tv static? what was it referred to before that?

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A common trope in RPGs is very aggressive fauna. as in if you come across a wolf. that wolf will fight you to the death. How concerned would a medieval traveler be of encountering aggressive wildlife?	6535	AskHistorians
[WP] You thought a job as a first contact ambassador would be great. Though after listening to the fifth "ascended" species in a row's lecture on why you know nothing about the universe. You're starting to get sick of it.	11	WritingPrompts
Latin in the modern era is a dead language. How did it go from the most widely spoken language in europe to being only used by catholic priests?	4	AskHistorians
[RF] In the far future, interstellar travel is commonplace. Sometimes, people will skirt the event horizon of black holes, hoping to use the time dilation to travel to the future. Its your job to contact these people once they exit the gravity well	3	WritingPrompts
how consistent is our reckoning of time? If I were to travel back 1000 years at 1 pm. would my 1pm be the same 1pm as someone from that year? would it even be the same day of the week?	1	AskHistorians
when did a limb "falling asleep" begin to be associated with tv static? what was it referred to before that?	0	AskHistorians