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Some news that would be completely mundane today but scary or shocking in the past.

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[โ€“] MudMan@kbin.social 108 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

So in this scenario you're back in 1923?

I'm pretty sure it'd be anything including the words "World War II".

Bonus points if it also includes a date.

[โ€“] Carighan@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Yeah, like in that Doctor Who special where they tell the WW1 soldier "Now let's get you back to your first world war" and he goes "FIRST world war?!".

[โ€“] littlewonder@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wasn't it known as the Great War until after WW2?

And yes, I am fun at parties.

[โ€“] MudMan@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am assuming they'd put two and two together.

On account of the number 2, and how all their male relatives have been dead for less than ten years, that stuff is probably pretty top of mind.

Especially if they have boys aged below 10 in the family

[โ€“] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Few people would be surprised by it happening. They hoped it wouldn't be for many decades but it was just known as the way future wars would go.

[โ€“] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

future telling is kind of a lame answer