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  1. The front page of today’s Daily News issue

    101382 upvotes • 9281 comments • may 19, 2018

  2. TIL that on September 11th, 2001, Officer John Perry of the NYPD went to headquarters to file retirement paperwork. When he heard the explosion at the world trade center he immediately responded and was later killed when one of the towers collapsed. He was the only off-duty officer killed on 9/11.

    79775 upvotes • 1823 comments • may 19, 2018

  3. Crushing candles with Hydraulic Press

    79198 upvotes • 1312 comments • may 19, 2018

  4. Creative use of a basic LED fan to make Doctor Strange spells.

    78155 upvotes • 1651 comments • may 19, 2018

  5. The face of innocence

    70256 upvotes • 634 comments • may 19, 2018

  6. TIL that Charles Dickens’ novels were hugely popular even among the illiterate poor. They would pool their money to hire a reader, and then gather together to listen to the stories.

    63641 upvotes • 814 comments • may 19, 2018

  7. Dad started putting in new toilet. Walked away for a few minutes and came back to this.

    62150 upvotes • 633 comments • may 19, 2018

  8. Cherry Blossom Trees in Germany

    58896 upvotes • 492 comments • may 19, 2018

  9. Congrats, Meghan and Harry!

    56712 upvotes • 860 comments • may 19, 2018

  10. Mariachi band plays outside home of NY lawyer who threatened to call ICE on Spanish speaking restaurant employees

    55392 upvotes • 2831 comments • may 19, 2018