# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2482
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49626 "2017-02-12T22:44:44Z")
Historical people who appear in fiction 1. President Rutherford B. Hayes in Turkey Red (novel by Esther Loewen Vogt) 2. Harry Houdini (and many others) in Ragtime (novel by E. L. Doctorow) 3. Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon Bonaparte, Billy the Kid, Sigmund Freud, Ludwig van Beethoven, Joan of Arc, Genghis Khan & Socrates in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989 movie) 4. Sigmund Freud in The Seven Percent Solution (Sherlock Holmes novel by Nick Meyer) 5. Oscar Wilde in The West End Horror (follow-up Sherlock Holmes novel by Nick Meyer) 6. Nellie Bly on Voyagers! TV series 7. John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald in 11/22/63 (novel by Stephen King) 8. Vincent van Gogh (et al.) on episodes of Doctor Who 9. Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking on Star Trek: The Next Generation 10. Paul Revere (and many others) in Johnny Tremain (Newbery award winning young adult novel by Esther Forbes) 11. President Ulysses S. Grant in several episodes of The Wild Wild West TV series 12. Samuel Clemens (and many others) in _The Fabulous Riverboat_, in Philip José Farmer’s Riverworld series. 13. Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and others in _The Winds of War_ by Herman Wouk I’ll pass eta: I see Wouk is still alive at the age of 101. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49627 "2017-02-12T22:50:10Z")
Since it’s Darwin’s birthday: Controversial scientific theories 1. Evolution ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49628 "2017-02-12T22:57:41Z")
Controversial scientific theories 1. Evolution 2. String theory ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49629 "2017-02-12T23:21:07Z")
Controversial scientific theories 1. Evolution 2. String theory 3. Global Warming ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49630 "2017-02-12T23:27:08Z")
Controversial scientific theories 1. Evolution 2. String theory 3. Global Warming 4. Cold fusion ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49631 "2017-02-12T23:40:41Z")
Controversial scientific theories 1. Evolution 2. String theory 3. Global Warming 4. Cold fusion 5. Eugenics ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49632 "2017-02-12T23:43:09Z")
Controversial scientific theories 1. Evolution 2. String theory 3. Global Warming 4. Cold fusion 5. Eugenics 6. Abiotic oil ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49633 "2017-02-13T04:08:28Z")
Controversial scientific theories 1. Evolution 2. String theory 3. Global Warming 4. Cold fusion 5. Eugenics 6. Abiotic oil 7. Vaccination ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49634 "2017-02-13T04:42:29Z")
Controversial scientific theories 1. Evolution 2. String theory 3. Global Warming 4. Cold fusion 5. Eugenics 6. Abiotic oil 7. Vaccination 8. Parallel universes ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49635 "2017-02-13T05:28:17Z")
Controversial scientific theories 1. Evolution 2. String theory 3. Global Warming 4. Cold fusion 5. Eugenics 6. Abiotic oil 7. Vaccination 8. Parallel universes 9. Social Darwinism ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49636 "2017-02-13T10:17:09Z")
Controversial scientific theories 1. Evolution 2. String theory 3. Global Warming 4. Cold fusion 5. Eugenics 6. Abiotic oil 7. Vaccination 8. Parallel universes 9. Social Darwinism 10. Big bang theory ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49637 "2017-02-13T11:47:10Z")
Controversial scientific theories 1. Evolution 2. String theory 3. Global Warming 4. Cold fusion 5. Eugenics 6. Abiotic oil 7. Vaccination 8. Parallel universes 9. Social Darwinism 10. Big bang theory 11. The Earth goes around the Sun ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49638 "2017-02-13T14:09:49Z")
Controversial scientific theories 1. Evolution 2. String theory 3. Global Warming 4. Cold fusion 5. Eugenics 6. Abiotic oil 7. Vaccination 8. Parallel universes 9. Social Darwinism 10. Big bang theory 11. The Earth goes around the Sun 12. The Earth is Round, not Flat ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49639 "2017-02-13T14:47:34Z")
Controversial scientific theories 1. Evolution 2. String theory 3. Global Warming 4. Cold fusion 5. Eugenics 6. Abiotic oil 7. Vaccination 8. Parallel universes 9. Social Darwinism 10. Big bang theory 11. The Earth goes around the Sun 12. The Earth is Round, not Flat 13. Hollow Earth Next: Mysteries (in any genre) without the word “Mystery” in the title 1. Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49640 "2017-02-13T15:07:19Z")
Next: Mysteries (in any genre) without the word “Mystery” in the title 1. Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold 2. Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris ---
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Next: Mysteries (in any genre) without the word “Mystery” in the title 1. Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold 2. The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49642 "2017-02-13T15:13:19Z")
Mysteries (in any genre) without the word “Mystery” in the title 1. Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold 2. The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon 3. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49643 "2017-02-13T15:16:38Z")
Mysteries (in any genre) without the word “Mystery” in the title 1. Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold 2. The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon 3. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 4. Fatherland by Robert Harris ---
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Mysteries (in any genre) without the word “Mystery” in the title 1. Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold 2. The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon 3. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 4. Fatherland by Robert Harris 5. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie ---
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Mysteries (in any genre) without the word “Mystery” in the title 1. Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold 2. Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 3. The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon 4. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. Fatherland by Robert Harris 6. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 7. The Case of the Civil War Sword – Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2481) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2483)