Strange Things You've Had to Research for Your Writing

Nibiru is an actual thing? Here I was thinking this one local author made that word up for her series.

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The age people could buy tobacco in Maryland in 1983.

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that’s very specific! are you writiing a period piece?

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I am.

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I don’t even watch ancient aliens tbh. I first heard about this one while watching Scooby Doo Mystery Inc back when it was on tv when I was a kid :rofl:

Nope! Actual conspiracy theory. It’s interesting to read about but it’s very funny when people try to “prove” it’s real by posting pictures of comets. I prefer to think of it as an interesting interpretation of mythology

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I was gonna say bc that’s super specific lol

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As a child lover of scooby I’m now an adult who loves ancient aliens lol

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Gotta keep up with those mysteries

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We’ve gone from searching for Planet X to search for Planet IX :pensive:

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The permanent side effects of hallucinogens and how long it normally takes for them to wear off.

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I’d say you keep hallucinating if it’s bad enough - am I right? :eyes:

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depersonalization/derealization is a freaky side effect that can stick around. I had a convo someone who told me they’d dropped acid one time two years prior and nothing had ever gone back to looking or feeling “real”.

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Well, at least this is different from my typical weapons and military research.
  • The physical, mental and social effects of high testosterone on males during puberty and adulthood, and also the effects of high estrogen on females during puberty and adulthood.
  • The effects and causes of early puberty on males and females, and the associated ages.
  • How the different stages of ovulation and menstruation affect females (teenagers) physically, emotionally, mentally.
  • What are ‘daddy issues’ and do they have a formal medical term or diagnosis.
  • What are the causes and symptoms of a high sex drive, and are there any differences or similarities between a high sex drive and sex addiction.
  • Does childhood or teenage trauma, or cultural / generational trauma, affect any of the above.
  • And, for something different, what are the recommended methods for looking after livestock and horses on a farm during a lightening storm…and how common is ironstone (nature’s lightening magnet) in Queensland…
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for QKPT:

  • italian last names
  • LGBTQ+ rights in Italy 2024
  • where is the worst place for queer people in italy?
  • ‘deniz’ in italian
  • absurdism and surrealism
  • idk if this counts as research but I took the mbti test as my character, it helped a lot
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ooo what’s this

i love doing that! i had a thread for something similar a few years ago - it really is helpful!

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ooo yes, the ACEs!

Define ACE


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Jokes aside. Just remembered a relevant quote.

Israelis take a very macho attitude towards dating and relationships. A way of reassuring ourselves that everything’s okay, even when it isn’t. Or maybe it’s a subconscious response to the helplessness our parents or grandparents felt in the face of the holocaust ~ an Israeli psychiatrist (paraphrased) cited in The Israelis.

When surrounded by death, you should take every opportunity to enjoy life ~ Zorik, from my first novel.

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a name :joy:

yayyyy another mbti nerd!!!

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Oh! Lol I thought you were trying to translate something xD

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Well, it’s been a while, and I do look up strange things, but today was just Chicago condos.

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