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Reddit (Nov 2018)
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Facebook has been criticised for allowing a 16-year-old child bride in South Sudan to be auctioned off to the highest bidder on its platform. Her father received 500 cows, two luxury cars, two bikes, a boat, some mobile phones and $13,800 in exchange for his daughter.
59539 upvotes • comment • nov 21, 2018
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My 6 year old sister wanted to be Coraline for Halloween and for me to accompany her as the Other Mother. Here is our result!
59477 upvotes • comment • nov 01, 2018
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TIL that in 1983 the head of a woman was found in a peat bog in England. A man assumed it belonged to his wife, who he had murdered and dumped in the bog in 1961, and made a full confession. The remains were dated and discovered to be 1750 years old. The man was still convicted of his wife's murder.
59375 upvotes • comment • nov 05, 2018
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The Trump Organization Planned To Give Vladimir Putin The $50 Million Penthouse In Trump Tower Moscow
59369 upvotes • comment • nov 29, 2018
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TIL Robert Millikan disliked Einstein's results about light consisting of particles (photons) and carefully designed experiments to disprove them, but ended up confirming the particle nature of light, and earned a Nobel Prize for that.
59284 upvotes • comment • nov 05, 2018
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Trump indicates he trusts Saudi crown prince’s Khashoggi denials over his own intelligence agency
59280 upvotes • comment • nov 19, 2018
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TIL: A retired man robbed a bank and wait for police, using a note saying he'd rather be in jail than with his wife. He was sentenced to home confinement.
59248 upvotes • comment • nov 18, 2018
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Best Halloween duo I’ve seen this year
59191 upvotes • comment • nov 02, 2018
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Condoms are made by automated assembly lines, meaning robots are literally helping to prevent human reproduction.
59055 upvotes • comment • nov 11, 2018
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Beautiful bookshelf insert
58982 upvotes • comment • nov 18, 2018
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Majority says Election Day should be a federal holiday, poll finds
58966 upvotes • comment • nov 06, 2018
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"Come meet my puppies."
58942 upvotes • comment • nov 23, 2018
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I’m quite possibly the only registered democrat in my area. They change my polling location every election so now it’s a 21 mile round trip from my home. They’ll never suppress my vote.
58887 upvotes • comment • nov 06, 2018
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You met me at a very strange time in my life....
58818 upvotes • comment • nov 09, 2018
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The hero the world doesn't need right now. But the one it deserves!
58796 upvotes • comment • nov 23, 2018
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Argentine prosecutors are considering charging Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman with war crimes and torture if he flies to Buenos Aires for the G20 summit this week.
58756 upvotes • comment • nov 27, 2018
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This is Anthony Borges. He saved the lives of 20 of his Parkland classmates by using his body to keep the shooter from coming in to kill them. In the process, he was shot 5 times.
58752 upvotes • comment • nov 01, 2018
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From a friend's snapchat pre-takeoff
58749 upvotes • comment • nov 26, 2018
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He looks like both, lion and a cat
58711 upvotes • comment • nov 26, 2018
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'This is an illegal hoax': Trump calls for end to Mueller investigation after Cohen pleads guilty
58662 upvotes • comment • nov 30, 2018
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Now kids, say it after me....
58638 upvotes • comment • nov 17, 2018
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Perfect costume
58630 upvotes • comment • nov 29, 2018
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A teacher like her makes a huge difference
58580 upvotes • comment • nov 10, 2018
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Turtle coming out of hibernation
58530 upvotes • comment • nov 19, 2018
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I think this transcends race 😂
58444 upvotes • comment • nov 15, 2018
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Scratching a capybara
58421 upvotes • comment • nov 01, 2018
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My Mom is cleaning out the library at the preschool where she works and sent me this
58317 upvotes • comment • nov 01, 2018
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My friends bathroom is also the entrance to his basement
58299 upvotes • comment • nov 23, 2018
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TIL Iron Man was created by Stan Lee as a challenge to create a hero no one should like and force people to like him
58288 upvotes • comment • nov 12, 2018
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Job interview went right
58255 upvotes • comment • nov 02, 2018
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Congrats on making me giggle
58253 upvotes • comment • nov 22, 2018
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My office lets me bring my cat to work, so I bought him some ties
58244 upvotes • comment • nov 23, 2018
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I’m so happy this all turned out!
58232 upvotes • comment • nov 01, 2018
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Oh, hello. I didn't see you there.
58202 upvotes • comment • nov 17, 2018
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Good teachers make hard topics easier to learn. Bad teachers make you feel stupid for not easily learning a hard topic
58196 upvotes • comment • nov 13, 2018
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Smoky the Sheltie
58130 upvotes • comment • nov 18, 2018
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Is this an offensive foul?
58129 upvotes • comment • nov 18, 2018
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This sea lion is having some fun!
58110 upvotes • comment • nov 26, 2018
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A very wise traveler.
58097 upvotes • comment • nov 26, 2018
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FBI now classifies far-right Proud Boys as 'extremist group', documents say
58048 upvotes • comment • nov 19, 2018
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Abusive judge
58011 upvotes • comment • nov 19, 2018
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My cat climbed in my hoodie and fell asleep when I got home from work...
58009 upvotes • comment • nov 10, 2018
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Texas Students Will Soon Learn Slavery Played a Central Role in the Civil War
57996 upvotes • comment • nov 16, 2018
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My pack of Cards Against Humanity suggests we send complaints and legal threats to the president.
57965 upvotes • comment • nov 28, 2018
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One hundred years after the guns of World War One fell silent, the leaders of France and Germany held hands and rested their heads against one another in a poignant ceremony to mark the signing of the Armistice peace agreement.
57960 upvotes • comment • nov 11, 2018
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Supreme Court: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, hospitalized after fracturing 3 ribs in fall at court
57866 upvotes • comment • nov 08, 2018
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They will ALWAYS find a reason.
57838 upvotes • comment • nov 12, 2018
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Fan looks like it’s missing a blade
57824 upvotes • comment • nov 20, 2018
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The Evolution of Pikachu
57819 upvotes • comment • nov 13, 2018
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Mueller: Manafort Has Lied To Investigators Since Plea Deal
57738 upvotes • comment • nov 27, 2018
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Judge orders White House to return Jim Acosta's press pass
57723 upvotes • comment • nov 16, 2018
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The pressure is on
57708 upvotes • comment • nov 19, 2018
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Ordinary people can do extraordinary things
57678 upvotes • comment • nov 25, 2018
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TIL that André the Giant grew so fast that his own parents didn't recognize him. He left home at 14 and returned at 19, having already become a professional wrestler. As he explained his career choice, they realized they had seen him wrestle on TV under his alias, without knowing it was their son.
57674 upvotes • comment • nov 23, 2018
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U.S. regulator demands companies take action to halt 'robocalls'
57659 upvotes • comment • nov 05, 2018
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Earth is the ghetto of the universe
57630 upvotes • comment • nov 11, 2018
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Because we redditors appreciate creativity
57614 upvotes • comment • nov 03, 2018
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Ice melting on the handrail and sliding off.
57507 upvotes • comment • nov 18, 2018
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Report claims CIA has 'smoking gun phone call' connecting Saudi crown prince to Jamal Khashoggi killing
57494 upvotes • comment • nov 22, 2018
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This is true
57407 upvotes • comment • nov 01, 2018
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Wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man!
57367 upvotes • comment • nov 20, 2018
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Guilty as charged
57334 upvotes • comment • nov 01, 2018
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TIL when the territory of Wyoming applied to join the US, congress told them they'd have to stop letting women vote. Their response was "We will remain out of the Union one hundred years rather than come in without the women”. In 1890 they joined as the first and only state to allow women to vote.
57206 upvotes • comment • nov 30, 2018
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TIL in 1989, then Prime Minister of Japan Sōsuke Uno resigned after a geisha revealed she had an extramarital affair with him. The key of the scandal wasn't morality, but that he had failed to properly provide and support his mistress with an appropriate amount, and was branded as a stingy man.
57070 upvotes • comment • nov 26, 2018
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We are the first human beings to see a Mars sunset. It’s quite a thought
57022 upvotes • comment • nov 29, 2018
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My cat made a smug and sweet entrance into the camera frame
57019 upvotes • comment • nov 30, 2018
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lord forgive me
56952 upvotes • comment • nov 16, 2018
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The king's voice
56940 upvotes • comment • nov 25, 2018
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My friend was trying to get a good picture of Nigeria. Random guy thought it was of him, decided to pose.
56930 upvotes • comment • nov 25, 2018
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By the way, you forgot your BRIEFCASE [Hitman 2]
56919 upvotes • comment • nov 12, 2018
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Trump says US stands with Saudi Arabia despite journalist Khashoggi's killing
56912 upvotes • comment • nov 20, 2018
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To the Great Beyond
56882 upvotes • comment • nov 27, 2018
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She forgot a very important bit of information
56875 upvotes • comment • nov 23, 2018
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TIL: A member of Al Capone's gang promised federal agent Eliot Ness that $2000 (around $33,250 in today's money) would be on his desk every Monday if he turned a blind eye to their bootlegging. Ness refused the bribe and in later years struggled with money; he died almost broke at the age of 54.
56860 upvotes • comment • nov 27, 2018
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Mass protests are planned across the US tomorrow to protect Mueller investigation from Trump
56807 upvotes • comment • nov 08, 2018
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My dad was going through old photos recently, He found this picture of me on Halloween dressed as Michelangelo, my mom made this costume from scratch
56773 upvotes • comment • nov 28, 2018
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This is what democracy looks like
56766 upvotes • comment • nov 08, 2018
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Tough Days For Our Hero!!
56731 upvotes • comment • nov 17, 2018
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Welcome to school
56693 upvotes • comment • nov 26, 2018
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Once your run into a window, you have trust issues.
56659 upvotes • comment • nov 29, 2018
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US cigarette smoking rate reaches new low - Cigarette use among American adults is at the lowest it's been since the CDC started collecting data on the issue in 1965, down to 14% from over 40% in the mid-1960s, according to a new report.
56617 upvotes • comment • nov 09, 2018
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Trust the lights
56532 upvotes • comment • nov 09, 2018
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Thank you to the guy on subway who could read my body language.
56515 upvotes • comment • nov 22, 2018
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These Eritrean kids, newcomers to Canada, are absolutely overjoyed to experience their first snow
56510 upvotes • comment • nov 13, 2018
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The Lion King (2019) - Official Trailer
56425 upvotes • comment • nov 22, 2018
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Curious little cat fascinated by pottery
56420 upvotes • comment • nov 14, 2018
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Jamal Khashoggi was barred from writing and making public appearances by the Saudi royal family after he criticized President Donald Trump in late 2016
56361 upvotes • comment • nov 21, 2018
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Talling while BLACK
56337 upvotes • comment • nov 15, 2018
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Photos Show Scores of Uncounted Ballots in Opa-locka Mail Center
56323 upvotes • comment • nov 10, 2018
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I still have my MW2 night vision goggles and they still work 9 years later. Back when you preordered something with a game and you actually got a usable product, as described, in the box.
56123 upvotes • comment • nov 30, 2018
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World's tallest statue unveiled in India - almost twice as tall as Statue of Liberty
56089 upvotes • comment • nov 01, 2018
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Tyreek Hill's high school 200m time vs. the fastest runners in the world
56087 upvotes • comment • nov 18, 2018
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My wife and I decided to cancel our wedding and elope in Moab, Utah. We couldn't be happier with the outcome.
56072 upvotes • comment • nov 05, 2018
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Making a mushroom
56031 upvotes • comment • nov 26, 2018
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My ex wife took my son when he was 3. He's 8 now. I drove 1200 miles to see him for Thanksgiving and made this. It's sparse, but I feel more like a dad than I have in years. He said it's not bad for my first time.
55900 upvotes • comment • nov 22, 2018
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LIT-ERALLY having the best Thanksgiving!
55881 upvotes • comment • nov 22, 2018
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TIL A woman was convicted of murder of her son. Authorities suspected antifreeze poisoning. After she went to prison, Stallings gave birth to another child; he was diagnosed with methylmalonic acidemia, a medical condition that can mimic antifreeze poisoning. Stallings was then released from prison.
55821 upvotes • comment • nov 23, 2018
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Inverted Fish Tank
55786 upvotes • comment • nov 06, 2018
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CDC says life expectancy down as more Americans die younger due to suicide and drug overdose
55718 upvotes • comment • nov 29, 2018
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This is the kinda positivity I need in my life right now
55686 upvotes • comment • nov 23, 2018