What are some of the history's unthinkable that happened? Where the contemporaries thought it was impossible or very improbable that something that great would happen at all.
>WW2
>Germany is economically tied with France/Russia/US/G.B. They would never declare war on each other.
>Hey Atraxerxes, did you hear about that lad from Macedonia? He thinks he could conquer the world
>Rome? Yeah it's some backwater village I think, might try to take it after I finish fucking Persia
>Christianity is a dumb meme, don't worry it will die in our lifetime
>>1587774
Well I mean it's not like Rome popped out of nowhere you know and once it had consolidated the latin city states into a solid federation, it's not THAT unthinkable it might continue on its roll
>>1587752
>Germany is economically tied with France/Russia/US/G.B. They would never declare war on each other
This was more relevant for WWI
>>1587752
>Yeah, we'll just wait at the coast. He would not go over the alps now, would he? Haha.
>Hahaha, sure he lost. Varus had 3 legions! How could he possibly have lost?
>30mph! Human bodies are not made for such speeds!
>Fly like a bird? Yeah, right.
>And you say this is more effective than blood letting?
>Holy Roman Empire? They made a new one??! What the fuck is a Byzantium?
>What do you mean a Habsburg is next in line of succession?
>>1587752
>What do you mean there's a bomb that can level an entire city in the blink of an eye?
People didn't believe it even AFTER the first one was dropped. Some people still don't believe it. Should've dropped more desu.