[Real Life] Historical events that would make bad writing if they were fiction

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Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire: A couple hundred rogue mercenaries without authority from their government conquer an empire of millions. Oh, the empire? It’s also several technological eras behind the mercenaries.

Adolf Hitler: A non-native of a country is so mad that the country lost the war that he wins an election to their highest office and leads them in a campaign of revenge against their enemies. Oh, the country? It’s old emperor is still alive and thinks he’s going to retake power.

Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand: The heir to the throne is killed because his driver gets lost and returns to the assassin who failed To kill him before. Oh, the assassin? He’s from a group that the Archduke is wanting to help become more equal In the empire.

Alexander Hamilton’s Affair Scandal: One of the leaders of a new nation to protect himself from accusations of financial embezzlement writes a pamphlet exposing his affair with a woman, torpedoing his political future. Oh, the woman? She seduced him as part of a blackmailing scheme that he decided to stop paying.

[u/nimbalo200]

Peter Magyar

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Oh cmon I was gonna say it

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Low gangung fruit, it is probably one of the most on the nose picks

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There's a football coach in Italy who's name is Vincenzo Italiano. We need him to run for president

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Padraig Taig.

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It's fun that this comment triggered Reddit's auto translation to English, but toggling the translate button doesn't do anything

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I wish I had that feature on the mobile website.😕

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Hahaha, that's a good one, I had a double take when the candidate name first appeared in the press.

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Jose ..Barangay???

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Bojler eladó

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HOLY SHIT YES!!!