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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.
Time moves ever onwards, which means we’re back with another fabulous edition of the AskHistorians Digest! Not only that, but we move ever closer to the second ever AskHistorians conference! While we pass the time until that momentus event, enjoy yet another great collection of awesome history answers! Don’t forget to show some appreciation for the hard working contributors, upvote your favorites and don’t forget to check the weekly features!
/u/A_Dissident_Is_Here kicks things off with Monday Methods: The Boston College IRA Tapes Scandal and Ethical Human Research Practices.
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 179 - Adam Contzen's Ten Books of Politics with The Contzen Project!
It’s a slow Thursday Reading and Rec thread but some folks are still waiting for help!
The Friday Free for All is the place to hang out and banter!
/u/Sankon shines in the Saturday Showcase!
META time! Why are so many questions here so specific?
That wraps us up for another week everyone! Enjoy the collection, have fun exploring history, and I’ll see you next week!
Don’t forget that Sunday is also a chance to shout out those interesting yet overlooked questions which still hope for an answer. Perhaps a wandering expert will take notice, or they’ll inspire yet more questions! Feel free to post your own, or others that caught your eye.
/u/Glitchibo asked What kind of 19th - early 20th century printing method would result in such print finish?
/u/SkolWolves97 asked How much did Italy & Japan know about the Holocaust?
Time for another installment of "The Real Questions", where we take a look at the wilder side of r/AskHistorians! Here, I give a shout-out to people asking the more atypical questions on this sub: questions that investigate amusing, unique, bizarre, or less common aspects of history, as well as ones that take us through intriguing adventures of historiography/methodology or niche/overlooked topics and moments in history. It's always a wide (and perhaps confusing) assortment of topics, but at the end of the day, when I see them I think, "Finally, someone is asking the real questions!"
Below are my entries for the week - questions with a link to an older response are marked with ‡. Let me know what you think were the realest questions you saw this week, and be sure to check out my full list of Real Questions.