/u/sowser gave a great write-up on the history of epilepsy in slave communities in the United States. It's an interesting topic and one I never gave any thought to before.

I have some unanswered questions for last year, and since they didn't receive up votes, reddit now won't let me repost them in this sub.

When and why did it become masculine to not ask for directions?

I heard once in college that "Christianity is the last great invention of the Greeks." How true is that statement?

In Esther and Daniel, it claims a king's decree could not be changed. Was this true in Persia? Other Middle Eastern kingdoms? Anywhere?

How common were unwed pregnancies in the ancient world, say, 2000 years ago? Would an unwed and pregnant Mary have been strange or about as normal as today?

And a new question: How dangerous was the job of cup bearer?

Thanks in advance if I get any answers.

For anyone who missed it, I would just like to make sure everyone got to check out /u/thejukeboxhero's Q+A session on the AskHistorians Tumblr!

I would like to thank /u/yodatsracist for his top notch post in What is the history of (modern) Islamic extremism? When did this all start and why? (x-post from /r/history) and his answers to the follow-up questions.

A few great comments I caught this week:

• /u/Quirite on What was life like for Italian settlers in East Africa as they attempted to colonize Ethiopia?

• /u/elos_ on Why was Germany involved in WWI?

• /u/Domini_canes on How much is true about the female pope Joan?

And one that I meant to highlight a while back, but slacked off on:

• /u/The_Alaskan on Are there any records of Asian or Jewish cowboys? (covering a Japanese dog musher)