We spring back into action with yet another action packed Sunday Digest! Dedicated to bringing you the very best in AskHistorians history threads, right to a browse tab near you! Don’t forget to shower the hard working contributors in appreciation, upvote your favorites, drop some thanks, and check out the usual weekly features!

• Tuesday Trivia: Latin America! This thread has relaxed standards—we invite everyone to participate!

• And the Thursday Reading and Rec!

• Drop by the Friday Free for All!

META! Can an amateur be as good as a professional historian if they read lots and have access to historical sources, and a good grasp of methods of historical research, or are professional historians always better?

And this brings me to a close once again. My folders lie barren and my word doc gets to rest for another week. Keep it classy out there you amazing people, and I’ll see you again next week!

We also spend some time today to shout out those fascinating questions that caught our eye, captured our curiosity, but still cry out for the attention of an expert. Please feel free to post up your own, or those you came across in your travels and maybe we’ll get lucky with a wandering historian!

• /u/TendingTheirGarden asked From Akkadia to Egypt, tossing your baby in a reed basket and sending them downstream seems to've been a common theme in stories from the ancient world. How did this trope emerge? Was it a reflection of actual practices of infanticide/abandonment employed by those who could not support more kids?

• /u/Remarkable_Ad_8737 asked In WWII Americans wanted Lugers and samurai swords as trophies. What did the Axis powers look for on the battlefield?

• /u/Takeoffdpantsnjaket asked How did Civil War "Sharpshooter Glasses" come about and how similar were they to modern sunglasses? Were they truly effective?