The great unsolved mysteries of history

Want to read Reddit but don’t have the time? Our daily Reddit Digest highlights the most interesting or important discussions from around the social news site—every morning.

• History’s greatest unsolved mysteries. (r/AskHistorians)

• I’m not sure what exactly a “homeless looking man” is, but apparently in New York City they mostly just hand out encrypted notes and cash to strangers. (r/AskReddit)

• The guy who made the dreaded CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA (also known as the “high priest of Inglip“) held quite an interesting AMA. (r/IAmA)

• Check out redditor kakon24’s amazing backyard observatory. (r/Astronomy)

• Is that vegation on Mars? (r/askscience)

• “I have had a labiaplasty.” A comic at r/TwoXChromosomes leads to an AMA. (r/TwoXChromosomes)

• All the worst words in modern English in one handy thread. (r/AskReddit)

• ABC News is apparently lurking around r/IAmA. (r/IAmA)

Pic of the day: 7 minutes of firefly activity. (r/ExposurePorn)
Hottest subreddit: r/tinycode (1 day)

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