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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.
It time for my favorite day of the week AH’ers! The Sunday Digest for October 11th, 2020 comes backed to the brim with fantastic threads, awesome answers and some incredible writers. Covering a truly astounding number of topics, we travel from Africa to Australia, and everywhere in between. Check out the usual weekly features, don’t forget to upvote and thank those folks who put in so much work, and enjoy the compilation!
Our very own awe-inspiring /u/aquatermain gave an AMA over on r/asklatinamerica. Go check out I am an Argentinian historian of early and recent periods, as well as a historical musicologist, AMA
The new and shiny AskHistorians Podcast Episode 159 - Hufu Clothing in the Tang Dynasty with Gaby Berman.
TUESDAY TRIVIA: It bwings us hewe togevuw, it's a dweam wivin a dweam- let's talk about the HISTORY OF MARRIAGE! with /u/AncientHistory.
Come give me book suggestions about the Victorian era, among other things, in the Thursday Reading and rec!
We had a long, hard talk about the AH twitter in the Friday Free For All!
META thread time! Why is every comment on this sub always deleted?
And with that my service for the day comes to a close. Once more I can return to being dangerously trusting in Among Us and watching people I thought were my friends kill me. Anyways, have yourselves a great week and I’ll see you next Sunday with another amazing Digest.
Every week I like to identify some of "The Real Questions" of /r/AskHistorians! Here, we honor the more atypical questions that get asked here: the bizarre, abnormal, strangely niche or oddly specific, interestingly worded or built on uncommon premises, or otherwise amusing questions that make me say, "Finally, someone is asking the real questions!" We look at little-known customs, unexpected historical anecdotes, unusual cultural traits, and other more unique questions that go beyond the regular brand of sociopolitical history that this subreddit so fabulously covers.
While this series focuses on the questions people ask, I do make sure to give shoutouts to people who answer these questions, when there is a response. However, in the past I haven't acknowledged if the response is simply a link to an older thread and not a direct response. It's occurred to me that this may make people think that they'll find nothing if they open the link, and I don't want people to think there's no information out there when there is! So starting now, I'm gonna attach a ‡ to questions that have links to older threads.
Anyway, below are my entries for this week! What do you think were the realest questions?
Time once again for some questions that caught my eye but remain unanswered. Feel free to post your own, and perhaps a wandering expert might pass by and see something that interests them.
/u/BiggerBetterFaster asked Did Novels and Royals Keep Clothes in their Garderobes Because the Toilet Smells Would Keep Away Moths?
/u/TheHondoGod asked What kind of methods did Dinosaur hunters use in the 1800’s to look for and dig up fossils?