The great Mona Lisa debate

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.

• A great debate about how the Mona Lisa became so popular begins here and continues here. (r/DepthHub)

• This redditor made a website that collects “first world problems,” but with a nice catch: All advertising revenue goes straight to charity. (/r/self)

• Reddit’s bartenders detail the concoctions they “despise” serving. (r/AskReddit)

• An AMA for old-school gamers: Chris Roberts, the creator of Wing Commander. (/r/IAmA)

• Does Reddit suffer from “subreddit parking”–the equivalent to “domain squatting” elsewhere on the Web? (r/TheoryOfReddit)

• Why everything is funny when you’re tired. (r/explainlikeimfive)

• Dogs, poo eating, and humans. (r/askscience)

• What did Americans sound like 200 years ago? (r/askscience)

• A good question: “Why is Chinese civilization considered to be continuous, even though China has been invaded, conquered, and divided numerous times?” (r/AskHistorians)

Pic of the day: I did a set of “tiny town” photos, here is one of them. (r/photocritique)
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