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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.
Were pigs on ships in the 1800s to early 1900s usually called Dennis, and if so, why? from u/weeeee_plonk is such a great question and I wish someone would answer it. I didn't even know there were pigs on ships.
Sunday brings my favorite time of the week once again, the amazing AskHistorians Digest time! With a plethora of posts, tons of threads, and answers out the wazoo, there’s a little bit of history for everyone! Feel free to shout out the ones you particularly liked, don’t forget to shower the hardworking contributors in thanks and glory, and check out the usual weekly features!
We had a ton of fun starting off with StabbyCon: AskHistorians Group AMA.
Tuesday Trivia: Love & Romance! This thread has relaxed standards—we invite everyone to participate!
And the Thursday Reading and Rec!
Got a fairly active Friday Free for All!
And that finishes me off for another week. Enjoy all the great threads written by some remarkable people, keep it classy out there, and I’ll be back next Sunday with another gift bag full of threads!
Don’t forget to show some appreciation to those unanswered questions that caught our eyes and our hearts. Maybe we’ll get lucky and a wandering expert will take note and feel like wading in!
u/lonesomespacecowboy asked When did the church, specifically the Roman Catholic Church, lose the authority to execute people for heresy and why did they lose this authority?
Edit: Fixing the link and adding the one below