Sunday is also a great chance to show some love to those fascinating questions that caught our eye, but haven’t yet been answered. Feel free to post up your own, or others you saw!

• /u/optiplex9000 asked I've always heard "You can't make a movie like Blazing Saddles nowadays", but what was the comedy scene like in 1974 when Blazing Saddles was made? What exactly has changed since then?

• /u/Swagger0126 asked Why isn’t Ukraine part of NATO?

• /u/RusticBohemian asked Abdul Karim, a Muslim from India, went to England to serve Queen Victoria, but somehow ended up as her spiritual teacher and confidant. What drew Victoria into this unlikely friendship, and what did her family think of it?

As December starts blowing in and November comes to an end, we still have one more fantastic digest for you history fans! Bunker down, crack open a few dozen history threads, and warm yourself on the hard work and passion of many great writers!

Don’t forget to show some appreciation for all the contributors, writers and question askers, leave some thanks and shower them in upvotes!

• I quite literally just made the thread, but come share your ideas in the Give a gift of History with the AskHistorians 2021 Holiday Book Recommendation Thread!

• AskHistorians Podcast Episode 190: The History of the Banjo with /u/DGBD.

• Get some book ideas in the Thursday Reading and rec thread!

• I’m looking for jokes in the Friday Free for All thread!

• /u/Guckfuchs is the star in the Saturday Showcase | November 27, 2021

• Meta threads start off with Why this sub is providing academic knowledge for free? Political scientist and historians earn money by providing these academics knowledge.

That draws us to a close for today. Keep an eye out for some special threads in the days to come, stay safe out there, and we’ll see you next time.