Would you rather know the past history or the near future?

Would you rather know By guest Female Silver Trophy Gold Crown 1 year ago

the past history

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56,354 votes
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the near future

history, random

Guys
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Girls
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Morocco
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guest from Wellington, New Zealand 1 year ago:

Where did ya burry the treasure b*tches!
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stevenl Male Bronze Medal Super Star from Georgia, United States 11 months ago:

How near are we talking? like 2 seconds or 2 months?
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guest from the United States 4 days ago:

Neither, but I'd rather not know my future and just let life take over
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guest from Sligo, Ireland 1 week ago:

Win the lotto!!!
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guest from California, United States 1 week ago:

lotto b*tches
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bobl Male Gold Medal Bronze Trophy Super Star from Virginia, United States 1 week ago:

failing my history class so yeah
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guest from Michigan, United States 3 weeks ago:

I rather learn about the Romans, buy the armor and learn the skills they learned, and go around looking like some bad ass.
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guest from Washington, United States 4 weeks ago:

"history"
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guest from Kansas, United States 4 weeks ago:

i take history class... why would i want to learn about it again?
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guest from Minnesota, United States 1 month ago:

History is pretty boring
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guest from Georgia, United States 1 month ago:

You could make sure that the history we know is correct, you'll see the future anyway
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guest from Iowa, United States 1 month ago:

If you know the future, you might not like it and try to change it. Which could result in something worse. Besides, it would be nice to learn what really happened in the past. "History is written by the victor..." -Capt. Price
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guest from Florida, United States 1 month ago:

You can learn about the past anytime. Knowing the future, however, is something you can't.
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guest from Connecticut, United States 1 month ago:

Thats what U.S. history in high school was for
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guest from Rhode Island, United States 1 month ago:

LOL history channel isn't real history.
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guest from Medway, United Kingdom 1 month ago:

The lottery.
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guest from Kentucky, United States 1 month ago:

We weren't meant to know the future
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guest from Colorado, United States 1 month ago:

"History" Channel.
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nataliew Female Silver Medal Blue Star from Georgia, United States 1 month ago:

i watch history channel.
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AnonymousStalker Silver Medal Blue Star from Jawa Barat, Indonesia 1 month ago:

we're gonna move on to the future, we're not gonna move back in time....
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noahg2 Male Bronze Medal Blue Star from Colorado, United States 2 months ago:

knowing the future and not being able to change it would be a curse instead of a gift
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guest from Texas, United States 2 months ago:

near future would be nice
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guest from Texas, United States 2 months ago:

Know the past know the future
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guest from Missouri, United States 2 months ago:

"past history"... strange, I thought it was normally future history.
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guest from Texas, United States 2 months ago:

near future is easier to know under the guidance of the holy spirit
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guest from Texas, United States 2 months ago:

Omg! Final destination!!!
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guest from Florida, United States 2 months ago:

Umm... you can know the history by researching and learning it yourself, knowing the future can make you extremely rich if you play it correctly.
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guest from the United States 3 months ago:

at least then i could pass all my history tests
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guest from Hawaii, United States 3 months ago:

History is for history class
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guest from Texas, United States 3 months ago:

saying "the past history" is repetitive redundancy :]
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guest from Georgia, United States 3 months ago:

I wonder where that sign is...but then again, it's probably photoshopped
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guest from Syddanmark, Denmark 3 months ago:

i dont want to know the future..
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guest from New York, United States 3 months ago:

Thats why we have the History Channel -_-
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Vehementi Male Gold Medal Super Star from London, City of, United Kingdom 3 months ago:

"The past history." As opposed to the future history, right?
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imaunic0rn Silver Medal from the United Kingdom 3 months ago:

the near future is soon going to happen
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guest from Iowa, United States 4 months ago:

I took history class in High School I'M F***ING DONE!
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jenniferc2 Female Bronze Medal from Canada 4 months ago:

never have to study for history class again
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pinkie-kirkland Silver Medal from Ohio, United States 4 months ago:

i watch hetalia, withc is history.
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guest from New York, United States 4 months ago:

I already know the past sooooo
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guest from California, United States 4 months ago:

the stock market...
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Lupi-Lignum Female Gold Medal Gold Trophy Super Star from Massachusetts, United States 4 months ago:

A+ in History class.
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Jaappi Male Silver Medal Bronze Trophy Super Star from Western Finland, Finland 4 months ago:

It would be awesome to know when someone is planning to shoot you or when a car is about to hit you!
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the88shrimp Male Silver Medal Blue Star from Australia 5 months ago:

the sign actually says Japan NEXT EXIT
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guest from Florida, United States 5 months ago:

history classes don't know we're the treasure is
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guest from Florida, United States 5 months ago:

Some hstory
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guest from Maryland, United States 5 months ago:

The near future changes just by knowing the future
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guest from Texas, United States 5 months ago:

Forget the past. History is history. Always look foreword to the future.
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guest from Missouri, United States 5 months ago:

All past history?
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guest from Missouri, United States 5 months ago:

Tough question but I wanna c my future
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guest from the United States 5 months ago:

win a sh*t ton of money in the stock market.
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guest from Minnesota, United States 5 months ago:

no spoilers
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guest from California, United States 5 months ago:

I can learn about the past, I can't predict the future
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guest from New Hampshire, United States 5 months ago:

what other history is there?
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guest from Georgia, United States 6 months ago:

We freaking already know history. Why learn how or when you die? Smh
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guest from New Jersey, United States 6 months ago:

platano
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mkeeg Gold Medal from Virginia, United States 6 months ago:

already know a good amount of history... just read... knowing the future... now that's not something you can read ;)
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guest from Kentucky, United States 6 months ago:

so i have a heads up
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guest from Texas, United States 6 months ago:

Settle all religious debates. Take the trillions of dollars from churches. Stabilize economy. Lower hate crimes. Less war crimes (holocaust, spanish inquisition)
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guest from Maine, United States 6 months ago:

I could know if my ancestors were assassins
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guest from Nova Scotia, Canada 6 months ago:

i already know history.
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guest from Florida, United States 6 months ago:

knowing what will happen would be really depressing and annoying
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guest from California, United States 6 months ago:

The future isn't set, nothing is predestined so knowing the future would be stupid as you would only know but one of many possibilities.
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TurtlesandUnicorns77 Female Silver Medal Blue Star from Maryland, United States 6 months ago:

we already know the history
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guest from California, United States 6 months ago:

we already know most of the past history?
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guest from Glasgow City, United Kingdom 6 months ago:

What's past is past.
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xXPsycho_KittyXx Female Silver Medal from Ontario, Canada 6 months ago:

history is in books...
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guest from Massachusetts, United States 6 months ago:

the past history? Isn't history the past and vice versa?
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guest from Texas, United States 6 months ago:

The future is a bleak, cold place. Like the back of my freezer...
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guest from Georgia, United States 6 months ago:

Lottery Numbers+the outcome of every sporting event. Win the lottery, spend all the money on the biggest parlay bet you can make. Instant billionaire.
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guest from United Kingdom 6 months ago:

We already know history !
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guest from Virginia, United States 6 months ago:

I Would not want to know the future because then I might mess it op.
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guest from Michigan, United States 6 months ago:

if i knew all past history, i would technically know all in the past someone took a class on calculus in the past someone learned latin
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guest from Georgia, United States 7 months ago:

The near future :@
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guest from Massachusetts, United States 7 months ago:

I would know everyone's past histories. Muahahahaha.
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guest from Jalisco, Mexico 7 months ago:

the past is documented in books, so yeah
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guest from Maine, United States 7 months ago:

You can just learn history from books.
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guest from Florida, United States 7 months ago:

The History channel is anything but history. That is a bad picture. It's all just reality TV these days.
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guest from Wisconsin, United States 7 months ago:

You can LEARN the past history, pick up a book. What kind of question is that.
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guest from Washington, United States 7 months ago:

they teach history in school
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matman4190 Male Gold Medal Gold Trophy Super Star Gold Crown from New York, United States 7 months ago:

history is lame. Bright minds should all focus on changing the present into a better future.
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guest from Maryland, United States 7 months ago:

I would win the lottery every single time.
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guest from Iowa, United States 8 months ago:

Hey
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guest from Mississippi, United States 8 months ago:

if we dont learn history its doomed to repeat
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guest from Illinois, United States 8 months ago:

school
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guest from Illinois, United States 8 months ago:

How near?
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guest from Kentucky, United States 8 months ago:

I picked future simply because the other choice is "past history." All history is the past...
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guest from Sunderland, United Kingdom 8 months ago:

I mean it would be cool to know what actually happened in the past. But you could make billions from knowing the future.
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coryg Male Silver Medal Super Star from United States 8 months ago:

easy job as a historian
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guest from United States 8 months ago:

they dont have a future channel do they.
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Strikk Male Silver Medal Bronze Trophy Super Star from Kabol, Afghanistan 8 months ago:

I'm in the money!
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guest from Colorado, United States 8 months ago:

-_-Ever heard of book?
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guest from United Kingdom 8 months ago:

Ever heard of a documentary
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guest from Pennsylvania, United States 8 months ago:

i knew this would be a better option
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adamantarmor Silver Medal from Pennsylvania, United States 8 months ago:

no one would believe me if i talked about the past
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guest from New York, United States 8 months ago:

Without the past there will be no future

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