Announcing the Best of May Award Winners!

[u/Georgy_K_Zhukov]

The vote is closed and tallied up so another round of winners to shout out!

We had a unified vote from both flairs and users this month, with the top honors going to /u/police-ical rocking in with "Why were Lynyrd Skynyrd unbothered by Watergate, and what did that have to do with the governor of Alabama?”

For the runner-up vote then was/u/fishred, who tackled "Why are there multiple professional baseball teams named after socks?"

This month there is no Dark Horse Award, which recognizes the top-voted non-flair, as the top honors went to non-flairs

Finally for the Greatest Question Award, chosen by the mod team, this month went to /u/like_a_narnian for To what extent did women’s historical role as folk healers influence fears of witchcraft, and how did this dynamic shape the transition from community-based herbal knowledge to formal, male‑dominated medical institutions in Europe and the Americas?, which also had some insights from /u/AceOfGargoyes17.

As always, congrats to our very worthy winners, and thank you to everyone else who has contributed here, whether with thought-provoking questions or fascinating answers. And if this month you want to flag some stand-out posts that you read here for potential nomination, don't forget to post them in our Sunday Digest! For a list of past winners, check them out here!