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  1. Hang on, I gotta get my moose

    56402 upvotes • comment • oct 01, 2018

  2. Studying physics is essentially being taught a simple structure, and then told ”actually, scratch that, the truth is actually far more complicated” over and over again until we reach the point where we still don’t know the truth, only that we do not have it.

    56386 upvotes • comment • oct 15, 2018

  3. Carlsberg glues beer cans together becoming one of the first breweries to abandon plastic rings

    56211 upvotes • comment • oct 02, 2018

  4. A Saudi woman has lost a judicial battle to marry the man of her choice as a court deemed him "religiously" unfit because he plays a musical instrument, a Saudi newspaper reports

    56163 upvotes • comment • oct 03, 2018

  5. My Lara Croft cosplay! (X-post from r/cosplay)

    56143 upvotes • comment • oct 28, 2018

  6. Deciding to become a parent is like choosing to take care of a a drunk person for 13 years straight, and a hungover person for the next 5. Then paying for their rehab for the next 4.

    55994 upvotes • comment • oct 08, 2018

  7. Tape measure embedded in concrete

    55966 upvotes • comment • oct 16, 2018

  8. This is a real photo of the surface of a comet.

    55895 upvotes • comment • oct 01, 2018

  9. My daughter’s hair is fabulous and I love when she lets me brush it without fussing. One of my favorite daddy daughter times.

    55853 upvotes • comment • oct 18, 2018

  10. The breastplate of cuirassier 19 years old Antoine Fraveau, struck and killed by a canonball during battle of Waterloo (1815)

    55818 upvotes • comment • oct 02, 2018

  11. Thought you guys might like this spooky pumpkin.

    55816 upvotes • comment • oct 09, 2018

  12. He's practicing for pageants.

    55792 upvotes • comment • oct 26, 2018

  13. Best of luck reaching 30, John!

    55785 upvotes • comment • oct 17, 2018

  14. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer at age 65

    55715 upvotes • comment • oct 15, 2018

  15. 2000 years old green serpentine stone mask found at the base of Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacán, Mexico

    55639 upvotes • comment • oct 17, 2018

  16. when one of your opponents disconnects in a ranked game

    55587 upvotes • comment • oct 18, 2018

  17. If Pokémon were real

    55578 upvotes • comment • oct 05, 2018

  18. I met this blind kitter today

    55576 upvotes • comment • oct 14, 2018

  19. TIL while assisting displaced Vietnamese refuge seekers, actress Tippi Hedren's fingernails intrigued the women. She flew in her personal manicurist & recruited experts to teach them nail care. 80% of nail technicians in California are now Vietnamese—many descendants of the women Hedren helped

    55541 upvotes • comment • oct 26, 2018

  20. Some things never change

    55501 upvotes • comment • oct 05, 2018

  21. Cannabis has been legalized in Canada last week, no smoking signs have been replaced

    55453 upvotes • comment • oct 23, 2018

  22. Frying pan or flying pan?

    55398 upvotes • comment • oct 06, 2018

  23. TIL that when actor Raul Julia was terminally ill, he decided that his last performance would be as the villain in Street Fighter, as his children were fans of the game it was based on. The movie received terrible reviews, but Julia's performance was critically acclaimed.

    55393 upvotes • comment • oct 14, 2018

  24. Horrible person is called out.

    55348 upvotes • comment • oct 24, 2018

  25. My print shop job has many perks. The spiral binder is my favorite and by far the most satisfying.

    55327 upvotes • comment • oct 31, 2018

  26. Suicide more prevalent than homicide in US, but most Americans don't know it. News reports, movies and TV shows may contribute to the perception of a high risk of firearm homicide, leaving a substantial gap between ideas and reality and potentially leading to further danger.

    55270 upvotes • comment • oct 30, 2018

  27. My neighbor’s graveyard of dead trends is back.

    55254 upvotes • comment • oct 20, 2018

  28. How Assassin's Creed changed

    55200 upvotes • comment • oct 03, 2018

  29. TIL of John Carpenter, the first person to win on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". He didn't use any Lifelines until the final question when he called his dad only to say that he didn't actually need any help, and just wanted to tell him that he was about to win a million dollars.

    54978 upvotes • comment • oct 02, 2018

  30. Little boy brings street dog to food and water!

    54965 upvotes • comment • oct 07, 2018

  31. Smashing a walnut with bare hand

    54871 upvotes • comment • oct 30, 2018

  32. Animation with no drawing, only paper creases.

    54837 upvotes • comment • oct 03, 2018

  33. Seals are just dogs of the sea

    54767 upvotes • comment • oct 08, 2018

  34. Mission Accomplished! 2 legged dog with prosthetic on stump conquering the stairs!

    54718 upvotes • comment • oct 17, 2018

  35. TIL California law allows employees to take two hours paid time off in the beginning or end of the work day to vote on election day.

    54633 upvotes • comment • oct 15, 2018

  36. TIL: In an effort to reduce drunk driving, the city of Austin, TX will waive parking tickets if a receipt showing that a ride-share company, taxi or bus was used within 24 hours of receiving the ticket

    54633 upvotes • comment • oct 26, 2018

  37. The first person to make ice cream probably ate all the ice cream in the world (at the time).

    54608 upvotes • comment • oct 01, 2018

  38. Judge Upholds Verdict That Found Monsanto’s Roundup Caused a Man’s Cancer

    54604 upvotes • comment • oct 23, 2018

  39. Spyro incense burner is one of the best purchases I’ve ever made

    54498 upvotes • comment • oct 08, 2018

  40. These two have a life long friendship ahead of them

    54474 upvotes • comment • oct 30, 2018

  41. Gal Gadot visits children's hospital in her Wonder Woman costume

    54420 upvotes • comment • oct 07, 2018

  42. I don't know who made this. But it's beautiful 💜

    54419 upvotes • comment • oct 08, 2018

  43. Completely ridiculous

    54394 upvotes • comment • oct 05, 2018

  44. Saudi Consul fired and placed under investigation after he is 'recorded saying 'Do this outside; you're going to get me in trouble' during torture of journalist'

    54379 upvotes • comment • oct 17, 2018

  45. Saudi suspect in Khashoggi case ‘dies in car accident’: Report

    54300 upvotes • comment • oct 18, 2018

  46. How this reflection of light only got past with the red

    54114 upvotes • comment • oct 10, 2018

  47. A new Navy recruit has his first day on the submarine...

    54088 upvotes • comment • oct 08, 2018

  48. TIL Donnie Darko was filmed in 28 days which, coincidentally, virtually matches the time that transpired in the film. The movie took place between October 2nd, 1988 to the weekend party scene before Halloween on October 31st, 1988.

    54039 upvotes • comment • oct 02, 2018

  49. Fun fact: Cheetahs cant roar so instead they meow similar to house cats.

    53970 upvotes • comment • oct 26, 2018

  50. I shall sing you the song of my people

    53949 upvotes • comment • oct 06, 2018

  51. Buster Keaton in The Haunted House (1921)

    53912 upvotes • comment • oct 04, 2018

  52. The letter shooter

    53905 upvotes • comment • oct 26, 2018

  53. Want some snickers?

    53884 upvotes • comment • oct 08, 2018

  54. 1999 was a savage year for high school quotes

    53822 upvotes • comment • oct 05, 2018

  55. when the audience doesn't know what they want

    53766 upvotes • comment • oct 18, 2018

  56. When the Police will do anything to catch you:

    53662 upvotes • comment • oct 27, 2018

  57. Dad on a vacation

    53620 upvotes • comment • oct 09, 2018

  58. What fact could probably save your life?

    53585 upvotes • comment • oct 23, 2018

  59. This picture of a crow is interesting because it’s actually a cat

    53535 upvotes • comment • oct 28, 2018

  60. TIL Ludger Sylbaris, a man thrown into solitary confinement after a bar brawl, survived one of the biggest volcanic eruption of the 20th century because his cell was bombproof and poorly ventilated. He became one of only three known survivors of the event, and his prison cell still stands today.

    53521 upvotes • comment • oct 12, 2018

  61. This is how my apartment’s landscaper decided to mow the lawn today...

    53520 upvotes • comment • oct 09, 2018

  62. Single Player games that don’t require internet are going to be extremely valuable during the apocalypse

    53450 upvotes • comment • oct 30, 2018

  63. Giving credit to those who do what we don't want to

    53341 upvotes • comment • oct 26, 2018

  64. U.S. Military Is World’s Biggest Polluter: 'Producing more hazardous waste than the five largest U.S. chemical companies combined, the U.S. DoD has left its toxic legacy throughout the world in the form of depleted uranium, oil, jet fuel, pesticides, defoliants...'

    53271 upvotes • comment • oct 15, 2018

  65. Beneath the broken brick

    53249 upvotes • comment • oct 12, 2018

  66. Yesterday/Today

    53227 upvotes • comment • oct 02, 2018

  67. Happy birthday Bob Ross

    53210 upvotes • comment • oct 29, 2018

  68. One of my med school professors printed this and put it on his door after a tough exam

    53203 upvotes • comment • oct 27, 2018

  69. When you do not have a doggo but your neighbor does...

    53141 upvotes • comment • oct 16, 2018

  70. TIL that Devin Gaines earned 5 bachelor degrees with honors simultaneously at the University of Connecticut, averaging 24 credits a semester and 3 hours of sleep a night. He drowned in 2007 because he didn't know how to swim.

    53103 upvotes • comment • oct 05, 2018

  71. Prehistoric little fucker

    53012 upvotes • comment • oct 21, 2018

  72. What job exists because we are stupid ?

    52992 upvotes • comment • oct 11, 2018

  73. Anything <$5 isn’t a tip

    52913 upvotes • comment • oct 05, 2018

  74. My pup’s Halloween costume came in the mail today. :)

    52888 upvotes • comment • oct 15, 2018

  75. "Beware of the dog"

    52864 upvotes • comment • oct 03, 2018

  76. This restaurant that looks like it was drawn

    52842 upvotes • comment • oct 12, 2018

  77. Tetris IRL

    52802 upvotes • comment • oct 24, 2018

  78. What’s the dumbest thing you’ve heard someone say that made you wonder how they function on a day to day basis?

    52779 upvotes • comment • oct 16, 2018

  79. Scientists are terrified that Brazil’s new president will destroy 'the lungs of the planet'

    52748 upvotes • comment • oct 30, 2018

  80. Portal Halloween costume

    52717 upvotes • comment • oct 26, 2018

  81. nuk nuk nuk nuk nuk nuk

    52677 upvotes • comment • oct 19, 2018

  82. What I got my boyfriend for his birthday.

    52656 upvotes • comment • oct 02, 2018

  83. Police Sniper cloaked under a towel at an Orlando area hospital during a standoff with a suspect.

    52647 upvotes • comment • oct 01, 2018

  84. TIL Kid Rock isn’t from a trailer park. His birth name is Robert James Ritchie and he’s the son of an affluent car dealership owner and grew up on a six-acre ranch tending to horses 40 miles outside Detroit

    52640 upvotes • comment • oct 18, 2018

  85. This Vietnamese couple has been married for 70 years

    52634 upvotes • comment • oct 24, 2018

  86. We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook approved all of them.

    52474 upvotes • comment • oct 30, 2018

  87. Democrat/Republican divide is worst it's ever been, and neither party can shoulder the blame, as it doesn't matter which party is in charge, finds a new study published in journal Social Networks.

    52466 upvotes • comment • oct 01, 2018

  88. Firefighter demonstrates how to put out a kitchen fire

    52427 upvotes • comment • oct 10, 2018

  89. TIL After Jean-Claude Van Damme's biggest movie hit (Timecop 1994), he was offered a 3 picture deal at $12M per picture. He turned it down and demanded he get the same deal as Jim Carrey - $20M per movie. He was rejected and his career never recovered. He later admitted he "acted like an idiot"

    52358 upvotes • comment • oct 07, 2018

  90. My brother shows us every picture of corgis that he sees on Reddit. Tonight, my Dad is surprising him with a new pup!

    52335 upvotes • comment • oct 21, 2018

  91. Grieving Indiana bride poses for wedding photo alone after firefighter fiancé is killed by drunk driver.

    52320 upvotes • comment • oct 09, 2018

  92. Proud to be finished with this pencil drawing after months of creative block. The drawing depicts what it felt like to be debilitated by the huge need to create something...

    52310 upvotes • comment • oct 11, 2018

  93. This transparent butterfly

    52283 upvotes • comment • oct 06, 2018

  94. Jumping directly into a wall on a BMX

    52197 upvotes • comment • oct 28, 2018

  95. Musical chairs

    52073 upvotes • comment • oct 15, 2018

  96. Taking a picture of a bullet train

    52037 upvotes • comment • oct 03, 2018

  97. You've been granted one wish by the Douchebag Genie. He takes advantage of people's poor wording when making wishes to screw them over. What do you wish for?

    52008 upvotes • comment • oct 01, 2018

  98. It’s always nice getting pictures from our son’s teacher showing how he’s excelling in school

    51914 upvotes • comment • oct 18, 2018

  99. Men should be cuddled too ❤️

    51911 upvotes • comment • oct 25, 2018

  100. Congratulations to Red Dead for nearly being as good as Wii Sports

    51904 upvotes • comment • oct 26, 2018