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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.
Welcome back to a special Sunday Digest Special everyone! We’ve got an extra big one today, because of April Fools on Friday! The sub came together to raise the dead, so to speak, and host a number of fantastic AMA’s with departed historical people. I’ve collected as many of them as I could in a separate post, so check them out! Also don’t forget to check out the usual weekly features, and drop some thanks and upvotes for all those hard working contributors!
Cast your vote for the Best of March 2022 Voting Thread!
Tuesday Trivia: Islam! This thread has relaxed standards—we invite everyone to participate!
Lots of fun and banter in the Friday Free for All!
And this brings me to a close. Spring is in full force here in Canada so I’m going outside to tell people at the local park about history stuff, but I’ll be back again next week with another great collection. Keep it classy out there folks, and I’ll see you then!
The digest is also an opportunity to post those questions that caught your eye but still remain unanswered. Perhaps a wandering expert will pass by and take notice, or they’ll inspire more question askers. Feel free to drop your own questions in here, or others that fired up your curiosity!
It was April Fools, and do we have a selection of stuff for you! From Sokrates to Rebecca Gratz, and even a special podcast on the secret land of Tartaria! Check out what our writers came up with to celebrate the very special day.
It's the first Digest of the month, which means it's 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!"
Along with the real questions, make sure you check out this year's April Fools: Historical AMAs!
Below are my entries for the last month - questions with a link to an older response are marked with ‡. Let me know what you think were the realest questions you saw this month, and be sure to check out my full list of Real Questions.
A post I made a couple of days ago that only got 1 upvote and no replies despite being an interesting question. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ttdp9a/why_did_the_business_class_of_interwar_italy/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf