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Welcome to this week's instalment of /r/AskHistorians' Sunday Digest (formerly the Day of Reflection). Nobody can read all the questions and answers that are posted here, so in this thread we invite you to share anything you'd like to highlight from the last week - an interesting discussion, an informative answer, an insightful question that was overlooked, or anything else.
Someone posted a question about people actually painting with ground-up Egyptian mummies. Knowing something about historical paint pigments, I posted an answer of a couple of paragraphs, and got over 500 points. While regretting that an actual Egyptologist hadn't stopped by to talk about the mummy trade, it also occurred to me that there are people on this subreddit who could expound intelligently and at length on the history of the Wilmot Proviso ( something much more important) and only glean perhaps four or five points. We should both enlighten and entertain, but it's obvious which gets more clicks, isn't it?
Welcome one and all to the Sunday Digest! Its been a pretty great week for answers, so here’s my collection of links gathered just for you (Yes you!) to enjoy. Don’t forget to upvote the posters, both questioner and answerer, that you enjoyed! Show that love and help it get seen by even more people.
Lets start off with the obvious. The brilliant AMA from /u/Itsallfolklore! AMA on the Folklore of Cornwall. Ever wanted to know about Cornish Folklore? Now’s your chance to answer those burning questions.
There’s also the Best of February Voting Thread! There’s still some time to vote for your favorite answer!
The Friday Free-for-All | March 01, 2019 continues to rock! This is a great place for any discussion your after, or maybe just to talk about that sweet history event in your life.
Have a look at The Saturday Showcase! Ever wanted to try writing for AskHistorians? This is the place to strut your stuff and show off without waiting for that perfect question to pop up.
I’m a sucker for META questions, and I think this one has some good value for everyone really Should this sub allow "Why did X not happen" questions?
Want a steady stream of great answers all week? Then check out the AskHistorians twitter!
/u/Interpine on "In 1913, Argentina had a great economy, with the 10th largest GDP per capita in the world, in 2017 it was number 63, what happened?"
/u/johnwhardinesq on "Has there ever been a 13th-Amendment challenge to conscription/selective service in the United States? If so, how did it turn out?"