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Everyone knows that Hugo Boss designed the Nazis' uniforms, but how did American WWII servicemen come to have such snazzy uniforms? Even compared to US WWI duds they seem much more aesthetically appealing. Were they designed with this purpose in mind?

8 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] Multidimensional beings watch humanity for entertainment, and you developed quite the cult following. Now that you're dead, you're booked to appear at your first Afterlife Comic Con.

8 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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How did Douglas MacArthur and Joseph Stilwell regard one another? Although they were West Point classmates, spent their Army careers in Asia, and were elevated to the highest ranks of command, I don't remember reading about any interactions between them in their respective biographies.

7 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How hard would it be to detect a Jupiter-sized planet with an orbit perpendicular to the ecliptic (i.e., a polar orbit around the Sun)?

5 upvotes • r/askscience

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Before the conflict's outcome became certain, did any leading figures in World War II show they were worried over potentially being held accountable for war crimes, and what did they do in response to any such fear?

5 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] With tomorrow being the 5th of November, you stumble across a very good reason why the Gunpowder Treason should be forgot.

4 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] As a dog lover you were excited to answer this job ad and willing to overlook an apparent misspelling in the job title. But now you realize it was no typo: today is your first day working at the local anime shelter.

3 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] Literary and otherwise fictional characters are (re)incarnated as flesh and blood human beings. Two such individuals meet and, without remembering or understanding why, discover the utter loathing they have for one another.

3 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Why are basements a standard feature of houses in some areas but not others? What's the purpose of a basement to begin with, for that matter?

3 upvotes • r/NoStupidQuestions

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[EU] Recount the events of American Gods from the perspective of the Olympic deities, AKA the "f*cking Albanians."

3 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Everyone knows that Hugo Boss designed the Nazis' uniforms, but how did American WWII servicemen come to have such snazzy uniforms? Even compared to US WWI duds they seem much more aesthetically appealing. Were they designed with this purpose in mind?	8	AskHistorians
[WP] Multidimensional beings watch humanity for entertainment, and you developed quite the cult following. Now that you're dead, you're booked to appear at your first Afterlife Comic Con.	8	WritingPrompts
How did Douglas MacArthur and Joseph Stilwell regard one another? Although they were West Point classmates, spent their Army careers in Asia, and were elevated to the highest ranks of command, I don't remember reading about any interactions between them in their respective biographies.	7	AskHistorians
How hard would it be to detect a Jupiter-sized planet with an orbit perpendicular to the ecliptic (i.e., a polar orbit around the Sun)?	5	askscience
Before the conflict's outcome became certain, did any leading figures in World War II show they were worried over potentially being held accountable for war crimes, and what did they do in response to any such fear?	5	AskHistorians
[WP] With tomorrow being the 5th of November, you stumble across a very good reason why the Gunpowder Treason should be forgot.	4	WritingPrompts
[WP] As a dog lover you were excited to answer this job ad and willing to overlook an apparent misspelling in the job title. But now you realize it was no typo: today is your first day working at the local anime shelter.	3	WritingPrompts
[WP] Literary and otherwise fictional characters are (re)incarnated as flesh and blood human beings. Two such individuals meet and, without remembering or understanding why, discover the utter loathing they have for one another.	3	WritingPrompts
Why are basements a standard feature of houses in some areas but not others? What's the purpose of a basement to begin with, for that matter?	3	NoStupidQuestions
[EU] Recount the events of American Gods from the perspective of the Olympic deities, AKA the "f*cking Albanians."	3	WritingPrompts