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  1. Andy Warhol lives to 90

    Just went to the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and was surprised to realize he died only at 58 due to complications from surgery. Supppse he reaches 90. How would his work have changed over time, and would there be any major impact on society?

  2. Rosalind Franklin lives to 90

    Rosalind Franklin was a prominent scientist and did most of the research in tbe discovery of DNA. Science was her main passion and refused to have kids so she could work on it. She was going all in on scientific research but contracted ovarian cancer and died age 37. Suppose she survives and...

  3. Paul advocates for Jewish law minus adult circumcision

    What happens if Paul resolves the circumcision debate by saying: "You have to follow Jewish law in order to join our community. According to the law, infants must be circumcised at 8 days old. The time of a ritual is important in many of our traditions. If you join us at an age later than 8...

  4. Neanderthal Bronze Age

    Suppose the Neanderthal learn how to work bronze and have some technological advantage against Homo sapiens at the time of first contact. Who comes out on top?

  5. Alfred the Great lives to 80

    Just saw Alfred died relatively early at age 50, likely due to an illness. What happens if he lives to be 80? ITTL he lives exactly 30 years longer than IOTL and dies of natural causes.

  6. Charlemagne dies in 771 instead of Carloman

    What happens if Charlemagne is the brother who does early and Carloman gets all Frankish territory? Does Carloman build an empire like Charlemagne did OTL? Is there even a Holy Roman Empire?

  7. Could Wilhelm II have dismissed Hitler?

    I just read the king of Italy dismissed Mussolini once things started getting out of hand. Could Wilhelm II have done the same thing to Hitler once Hitler started showing his true colors? If so, who would Wilhelm have chosen to replace him?

  8. Christmas Truce ends WWI

    Is it possible for the Christmas Truce to gain enough momentum for it to end the war? I can see it happening later in the war (maybe if they first try it in 1916) when people realize no one is making any progress and consequently settle for a "draw". The trick is convincing the leaders of the...

  9. Commodus dies in the gladiator arena

    Here's something I just read about Commodus: ------ Was Emperor Commodus really a bad guy as we saw in the movie Gladiator? Great question! He was WAY worse in real life compared to Gladiator. Gladiator portrays Commodus as this obsessive power-hungry monster concerned with the love of the...

  10. Challenge: Make the Top 10 pop song artists from 20 years ago all on the Top 40 today

    Your challenge, with a POD of 25 years ago, is to have all all pop artists who had songs in the Top 10 on March 8. 2004, continue their careers to the point where they all appear in the Top 40 today. The other 30 songs can be other artists. If an artist had more than one song in the list in...

  11. A few Spinoza POD's

    Here's an article on Spinoza. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/12/baruch-spinoza-and-the-art-of-thinking-in-dangerous-times A few POD's to consider: 1, Spinoza remains Jewish and continues to develop similar views as IOTL. He convinces the community to at least consider his ideas...

  12. First man on the moon is African American

    Just saw that there was a Black astronaut in the moon shot program but he died in an accident in 1967 or so. https://www.quora.com/Did-NASA-ever-consider-black-astronauts-to-walk-the-moon-or-was-there-just-a-lack-of-qualified-black-astronauts/answer/Jon-Mixon-1 Suppose this guy survives...

  13. Jesus has a twin sibling

    Start by assuming Jesus was an actual person just in case. Suppose Jesus has a twin sister named Salome. She's also highly gifted and intelligent. How do things change? Particularly if he gains the title of the "Son of God" he earns IOTL? It isn't hard to figure out: if he was the Son of...

  14. Andre the Giant plays in the NFL

    From one random Facebook ad: "In 1975, a photo was taken of Andre the Giant holding up Quarterback Joe Theismann. Interestingly, Washington's Director of Player Personnel, Tim Temerario, once contacted Vince McMahon Sr. about the possibility of inviting Andre to training camp. However, this...

  15. Cleopatra VII born male

    What would have happened had the Cleopatra that dealt with Caesar and Marc Antony been born male? This person has the same personality and intelligence that Cleopatra had IOTL. He'd probably be Ptolemy XIII or something like that. Something tells me that this individual would not have tried...

  16. Challenger O-ring burns through 2 seconds after SRB separation

    Imagine a timeline where the O-ring takes longer to burn through. Challenger lifts off and gets to SRB separation. The SRB's separate as usual. And at the moment of separation the O-ring blows as the last bit of fuel is exhausted. The networks watch as a blast of flame comes through the...

  17. Challenger doesn't launch

    Just saw this. https://www.quora.com/Was-Apollo-11-possibly-the-riskiest-mission-that-NASA-has-ever-undertaken "The riskiest mission was the final Challenger flight. The people involved knew that the O-ring was charring when the weather was cold. Originally, there was a standard that if there...

  18. Challenge: Electoral map looks like US flag

    Inspired by this post. With a POD after 1776, make the electoral map look like our current flag. Alaska and Hawaii are white. Blue and red are self evident. White are toss up states. Note that the map is effectively at the city level. An actual state would combine the colors in its...

  19. Russia lobs nukes at Reagan US...but Reagan doesn't retaliate

    Just saw this doozy. Suppose there is a surprise attack from the Russians. Reagan hesitates and decides not to retaliate, figuring they can't be that stupid. Problem is the Russians are anticipating that he will think this. So they call his bluff and launch saying it was an accident. Reagan...

  20. 9/11: Flight 93 attacks Pittsburgh

    In this scenario, the passengers try to take control of the plane maybe 10 or 20 minutes earlier or later. Maybe a flight is delayed or something. As a result, the terrorists realize their mission is in jeopardy...but they're not that far from Pittsburgh. They figure: well, if we're not going...
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