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  1. Two parents listening to the heart transplanted from their 23-year-old son, who overdosed on opioids

    94918 upvotes • comment • dec 31, 2018

  2. I volunteer for a dog rescue, we love seeing updates of the dogs in their new homes. This one made me smile!

    94569 upvotes • comment • dec 07, 2018

  3. Most long-sleeves are longer than my arms due to a disability, so I wore an appropriate sweater

    94339 upvotes • comment • dec 22, 2018

  4. The truth about dad jokes

    94328 upvotes • comment • dec 07, 2018

  5. Thought I should share my laser cutting project from school

    94137 upvotes • comment • dec 20, 2018

  6. The boss said it's ok to bring your cat to work today.

    93840 upvotes • comment • dec 23, 2018

  7. What’s something small you can start doing today to better yourself?

    93686 upvotes • comment • dec 17, 2018

  8. I’ve made a huge mistake. Mom loves her Jesus Christmas present and I’m not sure how to get out of this thing alive when she figures out.

    93423 upvotes • comment • dec 26, 2018

  9. It took me over 160 hours, but I finished knitting my brother's Christmas present this morning! Just in time.

    93077 upvotes • comment • dec 25, 2018

  10. A quadriplegic student used a robotic exoskeleton to walk across stage and receive his diploma

    92610 upvotes • comment • dec 12, 2018

  11. TIL many Romans loved their dogs and made graves for them with profoundly touching epitaphs. One read, "I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home in my own hands fifteen years ago."

    92451 upvotes • comment • dec 11, 2018

  12. The dedication to that smile

    92438 upvotes • comment • dec 02, 2018

  13. Marvel Studios' Avengers - Official Trailer

    92393 upvotes • comment • dec 07, 2018

  14. When people brokenly speak a second language they sound less intelligent but are actually more knowledgeable than most for being able to speak a second language at all.

    92214 upvotes • comment • dec 01, 2018

  15. Lessons were learned that day

    92210 upvotes • comment • dec 23, 2018

  16. The most unrealistic thing about movies and tv shows Is that nobody makes any mistakes while talking.

    91913 upvotes • comment • dec 14, 2018

  17. Astronaut who spent 197 days on the International Space Station shows how hard it is to walk on earth again

    91819 upvotes • comment • dec 24, 2018

  18. Being an adult is eating the crust not because you like it, but because you paid for it.

    91713 upvotes • comment • dec 30, 2018

  19. Took this picture of my dog the other day and someone said "Looks like a Vogue cover" and then this happened

    91444 upvotes • comment • dec 20, 2018

  20. The pressure is on

    91042 upvotes • comment • dec 23, 2018

  21. Finding out she was accepted to Yale with a full ride

    91016 upvotes • comment • dec 24, 2018

  22. How to fix a dent in a car...

    90956 upvotes • comment • dec 18, 2018

  23. This is flat farmland in Eastern Colorado with wind blown/melted patches of snow creating a crazy 3D illusion.

    90907 upvotes • comment • dec 30, 2018

  24. TIL that soon after Bill Gates had gone to start Microsoft, a Harvard professor who had worked with him recalled, "He had moved to Albuquerque... to run a small company writing code for microprocessors, of all things. I remember thinking: 'Such a brilliant kid. What a waste.'"

    90786 upvotes • comment • dec 15, 2018

  25. Saying goodbye to a species, the very last male Northern White Rhino. A powerful photo of 2018.

    90680 upvotes • comment • dec 28, 2018

  26. Saying goodbye to a species, the very last male Northern White Rhino. A powerful photo of 2018.

    90641 upvotes • comment • dec 28, 2018

  27. Apparently Kids Doing ASMR Was A Problem: YouTube Deletes Video

    90550 upvotes • comment • dec 22, 2018

  28. Just finished this painting I call "Fishing Trip"

    90500 upvotes • comment • dec 03, 2018

  29. Exact moment each world leader in turn realizes Trump mis-signed new NAFTA agreement

    90277 upvotes • comment • dec 04, 2018

  30. Afghan boy who had plastic bag Messi shirt meets his idol

    90181 upvotes • comment • dec 07, 2018

  31. I missed my graduation ceremony for my undergrad degree. Thanks for the photo op cool mail man

    90164 upvotes • comment • dec 12, 2018

  32. A cat sneezing

    89873 upvotes • comment • dec 21, 2018

  33. A single-celled organism dying

    89749 upvotes • comment • dec 25, 2018

  34. Going for a dive

    89689 upvotes • comment • dec 11, 2018

  35. 14 years ago, The "Numa Numa" video was uploaded to newgrounds. 26% of the human population was born during or after 2004, meaning that a quarter of the world was born after this video was uploaded.

    89325 upvotes • comment • dec 25, 2018

  36. Leaked emails for Mark Zuckerberg show Facebook 'struck secret deals over user data'

    89217 upvotes • comment • dec 06, 2018

  37. TIL Dennis Ritchie who invented the C programming language, co-created the Unix operating system, and is largely regarded as influencing a part of effectively every software system we use on a daily basis died 1 week after Steve Jobs. Due to this, his death was largely overshadowed and ignored.

    89040 upvotes • comment • dec 04, 2018

  38. Hugh Jackman interview

    88574 upvotes • comment • dec 22, 2018

  39. The moment he knew he fuck up

    88296 upvotes • comment • dec 16, 2018

  40. Can relate

    88164 upvotes • comment • dec 14, 2018

  41. TIL there was an early 1900s act named "Sober Sue", who's draw was she never smiled. A theater offered $1000 to any one who could make her laugh, attracting big comedians. Crowds came out to watch them try, and fail, giving them a free show. Later it came out that Sue suffered from facial paralysis.

    88081 upvotes • comment • dec 04, 2018

  42. my 11 y/o sister receiving her surprise Christmas present

    88068 upvotes • comment • dec 15, 2018

  43. I'm just leaning. This is where I lean...

    87984 upvotes • comment • dec 26, 2018

  44. 'Anti-vax' movement blamed for 30 per cent jump in measles cases worldwide

    87965 upvotes • comment • dec 01, 2018

  45. Home Alone in 1990 vs 2018

    87798 upvotes • comment • dec 19, 2018

  46. The book I was reading on the plane mentioned the flight I was reading it on.

    87359 upvotes • comment • dec 22, 2018

  47. Small towns

    87124 upvotes • comment • dec 18, 2018

  48. Florida man

    86874 upvotes • comment • dec 31, 2018

  49. If you play the PornHub community jingle in public, everyone will know you’re watching porn but no one will say anything because it will reveal that they know what the jingle’s from

    86868 upvotes • comment • dec 23, 2018

  50. He thinks we're playing hide and seek.

    86801 upvotes • comment • dec 31, 2018

  51. In Seattle, Washington, delaying the start time of two high schools by nearly an hour lengthened students' daily sleep by more than half an hour, and was associated with reduced sleepiness and increased academic performance.

    86736 upvotes • comment • dec 12, 2018

  52. TIL about an orangutan named Ken who escaped from his enclosure at the San Diego Zoo multiple times in the 80's. His apparent goals were visiting other animals, throwing rocks at a despised orangutan rival and taking photos with tourists.

    86728 upvotes • comment • dec 14, 2018

  53. VFX artist dad make child's playground become more interesting

    86606 upvotes • comment • dec 16, 2018

  54. Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years in prison

    86443 upvotes • comment • dec 12, 2018

  55. What the f....

    86273 upvotes • comment • dec 15, 2018

  56. How thoughtful

    85871 upvotes • comment • dec 31, 2018

  57. TIL that an Orca killed a Great White Shark near California’s Farallon Islands in 2000. The smell of the dead shark's carcass caused all nearby great whites to vanish. A great white with a satellite tag in the area was seen to immediately dive to a depth of 500 meters and then swam to Hawaii.

    85785 upvotes • comment • dec 22, 2018

  58. It’s entirely possible that two random people on the internet have had a friendly conversation on one forum and later an aggressive hateful conversation on another forum, without ever knowing of their previous wholesome interaction.

    85745 upvotes • comment • dec 18, 2018

  59. And they said Obamacare was dead

    85740 upvotes • comment • dec 20, 2018

  60. Man who plowed into Charlottesville crowd found guilty

    85413 upvotes • comment • dec 07, 2018

  61. Big shout out to Amazon for taking a pic of my package delivery mid throw

    85199 upvotes • comment • dec 30, 2018

  62. Their gym teacher wore Jordan 13’s that he got in 1998 until the soles wore out. His students bought him a brand new pair for Christmas.

    85020 upvotes • comment • dec 24, 2018

  63. Oh fuck he’s reaching for the ukulele

    84718 upvotes • comment • dec 04, 2018

  64. Brink is one of my least favorite games of all time. For the past 6 years, my friend has purchased me a copy to remind me of that fact. This year he managed to get an original copy, and put it under my family's tree.

    84708 upvotes • comment • dec 25, 2018

  65. TIL that in Hinduism, atheism is considered to be a valid path to spirituality, as it can be argued that God can manifest in several forms with "no form" being one of them.

    84661 upvotes • comment • dec 08, 2018

  66. Merry christmas from me and my 85 pound fur missle

    84491 upvotes • comment • dec 25, 2018

  67. I wrapped my brother's present in cement...

    84460 upvotes • comment • dec 23, 2018

  68. The new Banksy piece, Port Talbolt UK

    84401 upvotes • comment • dec 19, 2018

  69. When you level up too much before the first boss fight

    83973 upvotes • comment • dec 23, 2018

  70. Copper isn’t magnetic but creates resistance in the presence of a strong magnetic field, resulting in dramatically stopping the magnet before it even touches the copper.

    83753 upvotes • comment • dec 25, 2018

  71. Modded my Switch with a new shell. I think the white looks a lot better

    83626 upvotes • comment • dec 29, 2018

  72. Shortest plane ride ever... The passenger next to me also had a Switch with Super Smash Bros

    83426 upvotes • comment • dec 28, 2018

  73. I’m guessing this will be one he remembers forever.

    83403 upvotes • comment • dec 28, 2018

  74. My local bar has a drunk test for people leaving

    83145 upvotes • comment • dec 09, 2018

  75. for those who say cats aren’t “affectionate “

    83089 upvotes • comment • dec 12, 2018

  76. My setup won't be complete until next gen.

    83079 upvotes • comment • dec 30, 2018

  77. TIL that people who experience goosebumps or "shivers" from listening to music tend to experience much stronger emotions in response to music and are more emotional in general. Music tends to be a much more important part of daily life for these people.

    83057 upvotes • comment • dec 20, 2018

  78. This was the trophy for a Super Smash tournament hosted by my friends.

    82862 upvotes • comment • dec 17, 2018

  79. Not Cool

    82859 upvotes • comment • dec 24, 2018

  80. Comforts his wife even though he fell as well.

    82753 upvotes • comment • dec 19, 2018

  81. Trump signs farm bill making cbd and hemp federally legal

    82740 upvotes • comment • dec 21, 2018

  82. In Bill Gates office there is a wall with the whole periodic table with samples of each element

    82687 upvotes • comment • dec 08, 2018

  83. My Dad's been dead going on 30 years. I didn't have any pictures of him. Today a relative sent me one. My Dad and my Grandad fishing. They converted it from an old slide they found.

    82674 upvotes • comment • dec 26, 2018

  84. Next question

    82659 upvotes • comment • dec 09, 2018

  85. This DVD guy

    82549 upvotes • comment • dec 20, 2018

  86. My girlfriend said it was beginner’s luck but I’ve been scared of her ever since.

    82504 upvotes • comment • dec 05, 2018

  87. netflix is overrated, hulu is the move

    82447 upvotes • comment • dec 17, 2018

  88. Always making excuses

    82317 upvotes • comment • dec 14, 2018

  89. Just pulled the lever to the verbal guillotine.

    82206 upvotes • comment • dec 30, 2018

  90. TIL that the philosopher William James experienced great depression due to the notion that free will is an illusion. He brought himself out of it by realizing, since nobody seemed able to prove whether it was real or not, that he could simply choose to believe it was.

    82118 upvotes • comment • dec 12, 2018

  91. TIL that Alaska, Hawaii, Maine and Vermont have banned billboard advertising.

    82115 upvotes • comment • dec 29, 2018

  92. 4 kills from 1 bullet

    81829 upvotes • comment • dec 18, 2018

  93. 1.6 billion in gold

    81563 upvotes • comment • dec 18, 2018

  94. Truly a yearly highlight

    81348 upvotes • comment • dec 25, 2018

  95. Never forget

    81307 upvotes • comment • dec 15, 2018

  96. Time magazine names Jamal Khashoggi and persecuted journalists 'person of the year'

    81052 upvotes • comment • dec 11, 2018

  97. Barack Obama dons a Santa hat and hands out gifts in surprise visit to D.C. children’s hospital

    81002 upvotes • comment • dec 19, 2018

  98. The Weirdest Way you've ever seen to infinitely move in VR

    80937 upvotes • comment • dec 20, 2018

  99. We are happy you are still here

    80869 upvotes • comment • dec 25, 2018

  100. This cute little bundle of joy enjoying his little bath

    80750 upvotes • comment • dec 24, 2018