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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.
I’ll level with you history fans. Its been a wild week. We hit 1.5 MILLION subscribers, and the resulting party thread kinda went nuts. There’s thousands of comments! I’m good when it comes to compiling the digest, but not “wade through 6000+ comments” good. Yet we still have a packed digest! But if you (yes you!) posted something between Friday noon EST and Saturday afternoon, there’s a solid chance I missed you. Post up your answers so they get some love, and I’ll give you some facts in return!
Once you finish reading the incredible fact thread in several weeks time, you can also check out the usual weekly features before diving into the history answers below!
Tuesday Trivia: Hinduism ! This thread has relaxed standards—we invite everyone to participate!
The Thursday Reading and Rec! With a great review from /u/Valkine!
Not to be overshadowed by a giant meta, we had lots of fun in the Friday Free for All!
/u/thewrestlingnord features in the Saturday Spotlight, with a great post on a little-known activist who almost succeeded in fundamentally changing the landscape of American consumerism
And that wraps up an incredible week here on AskHistorians! Keep it classy out there, happy Halloween, and I’ll see you next week!
As per our usual, we spend some time showing some love for those fantastic questions that caught our eye but still remain unanswered. It’s the day before Halloween, so perhaps some questions will never really die?
/u/ThedaBarasBoobs asked Before toilets, how did high society people go to the bathroom when at a fancy party?
/u/da_ginger01 asked Why are Greece and Rome often analyzed together?
/u/Makes_Them_Eat_Honey asked Why were peasant rebellions unsuccessful?