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Reddit (May 2019)

  1. One of the signs of growing up :(

    54773 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2019

  2. "700 million people are smarter than you." may sound like an insult, but it would put you at the 90th percentile.

    54764 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2019

  3. Caffeine is so widely accepted that it’s not even thought of as a drug.

    54760 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2019

  4. This guy cleaned a 1.5km beach in Greece, filling 20 sacks with garbage. Doing his part #trashtag !

    54729 upvotes • comment • may 25, 2019

  5. Some of the minimalistic(ish) game posters I've been working on recently.

    54728 upvotes • comment • may 30, 2019

  6. TIL that in Classical Athens, the citizens could vote each year to banish any person who was growing too powerful, as a threat to democracy. This process was called Ostracism.

    54697 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2019

  7. Millennials are becoming more perfectionistic, suggests a new study (n=41,641). Young adults are perceiving that their social context is increasingly demanding, that others judge them more harshly, and that they are increasingly inclined to display perfection as a means of securing approval.

    54695 upvotes • comment • may 15, 2019

  8. Elections in India just ended...

    54634 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2019

  9. I went to Chernobyl, seen this picture at the massive Soviet Russian spy tower (used to try spy on America and not discovered until the disaster) seen this art, turned on my Pokemon go and sure enough there was a gym. Thought it was class.

    54563 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2019

  10. This thing actually used to exist. The Titanoboa.

    54557 upvotes • comment • may 11, 2019

  11. Colorado becomes First State in the Nation to put a Cap on the Price of Insulin

    54557 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2019

  12. I. Can't. Breathe.

    54535 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2019

  13. It's better to acknowledge history and learn from it than to try to erase it.

    54534 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2019

  14. This pocket knife was gifted to my Great Grandfather by the King of Sweden over 100 years ago.

    54449 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2019

  15. No spark at all

    54448 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2019

  16. Chairs That Automatically Return To Their Original Location

    54397 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2019

  17. Chinese Military Insider Who Witnessed Tiananmen Square Massacre Breaks a 30-Year Silence

    54379 upvotes • comment • may 29, 2019

  18. The revolution will not be televised

    54302 upvotes • comment • may 24, 2019

  19. If Leonardo da Vinci were alive today, the Mona Lisa would've gotten about 44 likes on social media before being buried forever on the internet

    54299 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2019

  20. Catch and released the snake without trouble

    54286 upvotes • comment • may 31, 2019

  21. Whatever weird, embarrassing thing you do at home, your pet thinks it's normal because you are their only example of what a human does.

    54283 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2019

  22. LMAO THEY DID IT AGAIN

    54280 upvotes • comment • may 20, 2019

  23. This sloth showing his gratitude

    54271 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2019

  24. Mario was a savage

    54253 upvotes • comment • may 16, 2019

  25. Just like mother.

    54251 upvotes • comment • may 14, 2019

  26. Don’t ever write a story if you haven’t personally experienced it first hand!

    54205 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2019

  27. New Zealand Maori having breakfast and reading the newspaper before work.

    54200 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2019

  28. Out of all of the spots to stop and watch the sunrise, thank you random jogger.

    54194 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2019

  29. [Spoilers] Now that the show is about to end, we should give credit to arguably the best actor not talked about anymore

    54173 upvotes • comment • may 16, 2019

  30. Peter Mayhew has passed away

    54146 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2019

  31. Fickle Beasts

    54121 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2019

  32. Measles: German minister proposes steep fines for anti-vaxxers - German Health Minister Jens Spahn is proposing a law that foresees fining parents of non-vaccinated children up to €2,500 ($2,800). The conservative lawmaker said he wants to "eradicate" measles.

    54098 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2019

  33. Boba Fett without a helmet during the filming of Return of the Jedi

    54093 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2019

  34. A beautiful boy😍

    54075 upvotes • comment • may 31, 2019

  35. Just traffic cones. Nothing to see here.

    54036 upvotes • comment • may 18, 2019

  36. When you spend 7 seasons learning Dothraki and it becomes a dead language overnight.

    54026 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2019

  37. I created a plague doctor sculpture in Minecraft, I think it turned out pretty good!

    54008 upvotes • comment • may 31, 2019

  38. THIS 👏 MAN 👏 DID 👏 NOT 👏 KNEEL 👏

    54007 upvotes • comment • may 27, 2019

  39. A smedium peach or an XL bowl of jello?

    53966 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2019

  40. RIP ProJared

    53952 upvotes • comment • may 11, 2019

  41. Hi reddit, I'm Kevin Feige. AMAA

    53950 upvotes • comment • may 15, 2019

  42. Tornado warning or not in Washington D.C this this Soldier did what he said he would, which was honor those that lost their life

    53943 upvotes • comment • may 27, 2019

  43. Burning off the fibres on a new sock

    53890 upvotes • comment • may 14, 2019

  44. Netflix Saves Our Kids From Up To 400 Hours of Commercials a Year

    53824 upvotes • comment • may 15, 2019

  45. Someone needs to remake Ignition by R Kelly because it’s a really good song but he’s a piece of shit. Also I’m drunk at a wedding.

    53822 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2019

  46. On this day 49 years ago, the Ohio National Guard murdered 4 students at Kent State University during an Anti Vietnam War rally. All the students were innocent. No person was ever imprisoned because the incident.

    53796 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2019

  47. Noice

    53794 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2019

  48. Since the late 80s, my office has been collecting used staples that were removed from documents that needed to be microfilmed/scanned. Here is that collection.

    53739 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2019

  49. Man says amazon gave him bullets, by accident, teenager explains that that is impossible

    53704 upvotes • comment • may 30, 2019

  50. Detective Pikachu cinematographer happy his CGI monstrosities less obviously awful than Sonic's

    53697 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2019

  51. Emilia Clarke / Daenerys Stormborn of Game of Thrones thanks Reddit for raising $50,000 for SameYou, a group which funds rehabilitation services after brain injuries and strokes in young adults

    53654 upvotes • comment • may 30, 2019

  52. Arya and Sansa

    53647 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2019

  53. My daughters 3rd birthday was yesterday and she wanted to be Chewbacca at Disneyland

    53594 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2019

  54. Portrait of a traditional American family

    53572 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2019

  55. This cricket player injures himself by celebrating.

    53491 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2019

  56. This is my autistic buddy, Lane. Lane wanted me to post this so he could say hi to reddit.

    53456 upvotes • comment • may 24, 2019

  57. Riley Howell, the 21-year old who lost his life tackling the UNCC gunman, will be buried with military honors

    53451 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2019

  58. My face when I found out that they filmed scenes of Tormund and Brienne for the finale but they cut them in favour of Tyrion rearranging chairs

    53443 upvotes • comment • may 24, 2019

  59. Bobby b in action

    53414 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2019

  60. Because spiders molt, every time you think you see a dead spider you might be looking at the skin of a live spider that is now larger than it was before.

    53380 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2019

  61. My fiancé saved a screenshot of our first Tinder conversation. Now we're really getting married (this September)!

    53379 upvotes • comment • may 24, 2019

  62. TIL Asphalt pavements are America's most recycled product. Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) can be recycled into pavement that is as high, or even higher, in quality as pavements made of all-virgin materials. And, the same material can be recycled again and again; it never loses its value.

    53369 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2019

  63. Federal Judge Rules Trump Cannot Block House Subpoena Seeking Financial Records

    53357 upvotes • comment • may 20, 2019

  64. My dad got to hold a 3 week old baby goat yesterday.

    53339 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2019

  65. My hotel has the Universal Declaration of Human Rights next to the bed instead of a bible

    53318 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2019

  66. [SPOILERS] One second from every episode.

    53278 upvotes • comment • may 20, 2019

  67. TIL Japan proposed an amendment to the Treaty of Versailles that outlawed all racial discrimination. Despite receiving a majority vote for it to be added to the treaty Woodrow Wilson personally vetoed the measure and as a comprise let Japan claim a number of islands in the Pacific.

    53252 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2019

  68. Boy makes Hugh Jackman flinch.

    53231 upvotes • comment • may 25, 2019

  69. Coatis in reverse look like herds of tiny brontosauruses

    53140 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2019

  70. Captain Canada cosplay

    53133 upvotes • comment • may 21, 2019

  71. A McDonald’s on Mars will be open 25 hours and 687 days a year.

    53067 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2019

  72. Adam got what he deserved

    53037 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2019

  73. School principal R.Wiley Brownlee after being tarred and feathered by the KKK in 1971, for lobbying to formally recognize the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr.

    53002 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2019

  74. Just Robert Downey Jr. out for lunch with the ladies

    53001 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2019

  75. Egypt thought Italian student was British spy, tortured and murdered him: report | The Japan Times

    52989 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2019

  76. Africa is pretty diverse

    52899 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2019

  77. Hate to break it to ya, pal...

    52896 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2019

  78. Gatekeeping families

    52889 upvotes • comment • may 29, 2019

  79. 🙄🙄🙄

    52885 upvotes • comment • may 14, 2019

  80. Trump would have been charged with obstruction were he not president, hundreds of former federal prosecutors assert

    52826 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2019

  81. The weed man

    52824 upvotes • comment • may 31, 2019

  82. Guy buys $90 order of bread for his family that turns out to be sponge like. Continues to clean his house with the bread.

    52785 upvotes • comment • may 15, 2019

  83. Found this pin on the sidewalk

    52781 upvotes • comment • may 09, 2019

  84. Jokes on you, I'm the Jenga master Karen

    52720 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2019

  85. Vader vs Kenobi Reimagined

    52702 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2019

  86. Pokemon starters in the upcoming Pokemon movie

    52701 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2019

  87. A wonderful scene in our garden this morning

    52541 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2019

  88. TIL in the Breaking Bad episode “Ozymandias”, the show's producers secured special permission from the Hollywood guilds to delay the credits (which would normally appear after the main title sequence) until 19 minutes into the episode, in order to preserve the impact of the beginning scene.

    52413 upvotes • comment • may 21, 2019

  89. Being ugly and saying you love yourself is inspiring. Being attractive and saying you love yourself is egotistical.

    52387 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2019

  90. 100 year old picture show how amazing the traditional Rwandan hairstyle was.

    52295 upvotes • comment • may 16, 2019

  91. Oh those silly Americans

    52253 upvotes • comment • may 24, 2019

  92. One confident little kitten

    52242 upvotes • comment • may 31, 2019

  93. We’ve done it, Internet!

    52233 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2019

  94. The web on a dollar bill is made by a spider

    52198 upvotes • comment • may 31, 2019

  95. When you block your ex so he makes fake Instagram accounts to contact you

    52177 upvotes • comment • may 20, 2019

  96. We're doomed

    52175 upvotes • comment • may 25, 2019

  97. Scientists developed a new electrochemical path to transform carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable products such as jet fuel or plastics, from carbon that is already in the atmosphere, rather than from fossil fuels, a unique system that achieves 100% carbon utilization with no carbon is wasted.

    52150 upvotes • comment • may 30, 2019

  98. Everyone should know about this. This is getting out of hand.

    52105 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2019

  99. Doctors of reddit, whats your’Thank god they came in for a second opinion’ moment?

    52090 upvotes • comment • may 20, 2019

  100. Italy is evicting Steve Bannon from the medieval monastery he planned to turn into a far-right training academy

    52059 upvotes • comment • may 31, 2019