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  1. LPT : As a manager, give praise in public and discipline in private.

    65600 upvotes • comment • aug 12, 2019

  2. Great guy and his taxi driver

    65558 upvotes • comment • aug 04, 2019

  3. Dayum bro!

    65515 upvotes • comment • aug 22, 2019

  4. The Amazon is burning at alarming rate, and smoke covered São Paulo

    65466 upvotes • comment • aug 21, 2019

  5. The start of American Civil War ,1861

    65423 upvotes • comment • aug 02, 2019

  6. Hong Kong protesters call for 'Mulan' boycott after star went public in support of police

    65401 upvotes • comment • aug 16, 2019

  7. TIL that Nicolas Cage once outbid Leonardo DiCaprio for a 70 million year old dinosaur skull paying $276,000 for it. After later finding out that the skull was stolen he agreed to return it to the Mongolian authorities.

    65310 upvotes • comment • aug 03, 2019

  8. If you love something, set it free..

    65293 upvotes • comment • aug 23, 2019

  9. LPT: To prep for a hurricane, fill every food storage container you have with water and freeze it now. If you lose power, transfer these giant 'ice cubes' to the fridge. They will keep it sufficiently cool to preserve food for days and provide a drinkable water source as the ice melts.

    65249 upvotes • comment • aug 30, 2019

  10. After over 6 months of working with the data, here is my final composite of January's lunar eclipse in a 100 megapixel image. Zoom in to see the details. [OC]

    65228 upvotes • comment • aug 31, 2019

  11. Every single one of you matter....

    65201 upvotes • comment • aug 12, 2019

  12. Just in the case that anyone missed this iconic display of idiocy.

    65182 upvotes • comment • aug 28, 2019

  13. The surface of Venus, taken by Russia’s Venera 13 spacecraft. It lasted 127 minutes before succumbing to the Planet’s extremely harsh atmosphere.

    65150 upvotes • comment • aug 14, 2019

  14. To punish a child

    65142 upvotes • comment • aug 15, 2019

  15. I don't feel so good, Mr Stark

    65141 upvotes • comment • aug 08, 2019

  16. Fire Ants are wild

    65061 upvotes • comment • aug 09, 2019

  17. The fog lifting and changing the view from my house between 8am and 10am

    64879 upvotes • comment • aug 27, 2019

  18. Blowing a line on a city bus

    64873 upvotes • comment • aug 29, 2019

  19. Military parade gone wrong

    64836 upvotes • comment • aug 05, 2019

  20. Jeffrey Epstein’s prison guards calling for an ambulance (2019)

    64826 upvotes • comment • aug 10, 2019

  21. I’m so happy for them

    64811 upvotes • comment • aug 31, 2019

  22. TIL- Bees don't buzz during an eclipse - Using tiny microphones suspended among flowers, researchers recorded the buzzing of bees during the 2017 North American eclipse. The bees were active and noisy right up to the last moments before totality. As totality hit, the bees all went silent in unison.

    64756 upvotes • comment • aug 04, 2019

  23. Stolen dog freak out recognizing his owner after 2 years

    64726 upvotes • comment • aug 16, 2019

  24. CrAfT BeEr CoUpLe

    64682 upvotes • comment • aug 10, 2019

  25. Guy confusing people with towels

    64652 upvotes • comment • aug 17, 2019

  26. Safety Standards, 1960s

    64619 upvotes • comment • aug 28, 2019

  27. This hit me right in the feels

    64616 upvotes • comment • aug 01, 2019

  28. They grow up so fast

    64571 upvotes • comment • aug 16, 2019

  29. This is Osha, the cat I found on a construction site. His hobbies include boxes and not letting us sleep.

    64536 upvotes • comment • aug 29, 2019

  30. Preach

    64506 upvotes • comment • aug 04, 2019

  31. He’s worth it!

    64499 upvotes • comment • aug 17, 2019

  32. What can those who don’t live in Hong Kong do to support the protesters fighting for freedom?

    64486 upvotes • comment • aug 15, 2019

  33. American troops advancing into Normandy, 1944

    64478 upvotes • comment • aug 12, 2019

  34. The standards for this reality are too low

    64366 upvotes • comment • aug 03, 2019

  35. He grew up so fast

    64228 upvotes • comment • aug 01, 2019

  36. TIL that immediately after the end of slavery was declared in America, there was a surge in Wanted Ads placed in newspapers across the country. African-Americans used them to search for family members sold or escaped, sometimes decades earlier.

    64204 upvotes • comment • aug 30, 2019

  37. Grandparents make us feel like badasses.

    64199 upvotes • comment • aug 21, 2019

  38. 2meirl4meirl

    64167 upvotes • comment • aug 05, 2019

  39. Uruguay issues travel warning for the U.S. after mass shootings, citing "indiscriminate violence" and a rise in hate crimes

    64140 upvotes • comment • aug 06, 2019

  40. R. Kelly Charged With Underage Prostitution in Minnesota

    64133 upvotes • comment • aug 05, 2019

  41. If at first you don't succeed...

    64078 upvotes • comment • aug 29, 2019

  42. Now Earning 278 Times More Than Average Worker, New Study Shows CEO Pay Has Grown More Than 1,000% Since 1978: "Corporate greed is eviscerating the working class" - consumer advocacy watchdog Public Citizen

    64059 upvotes • comment • aug 15, 2019

  43. picking and choosing which parts of the Bible to follow

    64034 upvotes • comment • aug 26, 2019

  44. Birds occupied the sky in Rome

    63948 upvotes • comment • aug 07, 2019

  45. Lions fight while eating a water buffalo, then it casually walks off

    63940 upvotes • comment • aug 13, 2019

  46. Gay Dads adopt all 6 siblings who have spent half a decade in foster care

    63923 upvotes • comment • aug 08, 2019

  47. Ex-Skinhead Gets His Racist Tattoos Removed After Becoming A Dad

    63918 upvotes • comment • aug 10, 2019

  48. Cursed Forest

    63842 upvotes • comment • aug 10, 2019

  49. SMH what are we doing

    63753 upvotes • comment • aug 25, 2019

  50. My best friend handmade a skunk costume for my kid’s first Halloween

    63739 upvotes • comment • aug 22, 2019

  51. Dave Chappelle Puts On Massive Block Party In Dayton in Honor of Mass Shooting victims. 20k in attendance. Entertainers seen at the event include Kanye West, Chris Rock, Chance the Rapper, Talib Kweli, Jon Stewart and Michael Che

    63659 upvotes • comment • aug 25, 2019

  52. The media gives way too much air time to climate change deniers who don't know what they're talking about, study finds. This imbalance has created an unrealistic picture of climate change, hindering efforts to raise awareness of the problems the planet faces.

    63657 upvotes • comment • aug 17, 2019

  53. The little man in the brick

    63632 upvotes • comment • aug 07, 2019

  54. I recently became a dad and put my "uniform" on while still at the hospital. I've been planning this for a while.

    63488 upvotes • comment • aug 29, 2019

  55. Dammit these games are making me a deranged psychopath.

    63483 upvotes • comment • aug 08, 2019

  56. Head out reeaaal quick

    63433 upvotes • comment • aug 29, 2019

  57. me irl

    63427 upvotes • comment • aug 14, 2019

  58. Couple proposes to each other at the same time

    63425 upvotes • comment • aug 08, 2019

  59. High turnover, understaffing, low pay: US nurses fight to unionize

    63418 upvotes • comment • aug 22, 2019

  60. Make your friends feel special :)

    63405 upvotes • comment • aug 06, 2019

  61. Feminists in Mexico protesting after 4 policemen raped a 17 y.o. girl

    63291 upvotes • comment • aug 13, 2019

  62. Poor mother has to imagine her daughter now

    63255 upvotes • comment • aug 19, 2019

  63. Parents of Reddit, what is the best "weird flex but ok" moment you've seen from your child?

    63159 upvotes • comment • aug 09, 2019

  64. A rare glimpse of a history meme in the wild

    63131 upvotes • comment • aug 03, 2019

  65. I keel u big man!!!

    63113 upvotes • comment • aug 06, 2019

  66. Curve of the year

    63109 upvotes • comment • aug 08, 2019

  67. Usage Share of Internet Browsers 1996 - 2019 [OC]

    63091 upvotes • comment • aug 31, 2019

  68. In movies when our planet is in great danger, all world leaders gather together and do whatever they can to save it. In real life, they don't don't do anything.

    63090 upvotes • comment • aug 22, 2019

  69. The FTC Should Fine Itself for False Advertising for Promising You $125 From Equifax - Consumer groups say the FTC engaged in the same false and deceptive behavior it’s supposed to police.

    63053 upvotes • comment • aug 06, 2019

  70. Supermarket thugs back again, annoying chav who knows no road rules crashes into Mercedes, blames driver and his Chavy mates vandalise his car.

    63044 upvotes • comment • aug 16, 2019

  71. Anemone fleeing from a starfish

    63019 upvotes • comment • aug 14, 2019

  72. This 60-year-old edgelord

    62972 upvotes • comment • aug 31, 2019

  73. Thats scary

    62925 upvotes • comment • aug 01, 2019

  74. Gang gang 😇

    62919 upvotes • comment • aug 18, 2019

  75. Surprising daughter with a kitten.

    62891 upvotes • comment • aug 07, 2019

  76. TIL In the 1960s, the CEO of Ampex wanted his employees to take LSD to improve their creativity. The board of directors said no, and then had to fire him after they discovered he'd snuck off anyway on a mountain hike with seven or eight engineers and given them LSD.

    62823 upvotes • comment • aug 26, 2019

  77. TIL After an internet vote for a new middle name, Macaulay Culkin legally changed his name to Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin.

    62799 upvotes • comment • aug 07, 2019

  78. “They never came back...”

    62774 upvotes • comment • aug 13, 2019

  79. Colorized footage of the last known Tasmanian tiger, taken in 1933.

    62763 upvotes • comment • aug 06, 2019

  80. Spotted a spider on a traffic light the other day and decided to snap this cool pic

    62642 upvotes • comment • aug 12, 2019

  81. "Hi there, I'm a red flag. Date me."

    62612 upvotes • comment • aug 09, 2019

  82. My sister and brother in law gave my wife and I a date night wallet filled with gift cards for local dates. Best wedding gift to give if you can!

    62610 upvotes • comment • aug 17, 2019

  83. What 2000s song will always be a banger?

    62463 upvotes • comment • aug 04, 2019

  84. To Protect And Swerve!

    62418 upvotes • comment • aug 18, 2019

  85. TIFU by genuinely forgetting I had a joint in my pocket and trying to board a plane in Amsterdam and getting caught.

    62386 upvotes • comment • aug 11, 2019

  86. My great grandfather - 1911

    62349 upvotes • comment • aug 18, 2019

  87. Bernie Sanders calls for a ban on police use of facial recognition

    62347 upvotes • comment • aug 19, 2019

  88. 1-800-273-8255

    62339 upvotes • comment • aug 21, 2019

  89. Going hiking

    62309 upvotes • comment • aug 05, 2019

  90. "Why yes, it is I."

    62295 upvotes • comment • aug 14, 2019

  91. If Israel Wants to Ban Members of Congress, It Should Not Receive Billions in US Military Aid - Bernie Sanders

    62275 upvotes • comment • aug 16, 2019

  92. Be the America Hong Kong thinks we are.

    62205 upvotes • comment • aug 16, 2019

  93. Visual change due to Vietnam in my dad. 1968-1972

    62178 upvotes • comment • aug 05, 2019

  94. Come get your legendary loot at Burger Royale! [OC]

    62172 upvotes • comment • aug 18, 2019

  95. Take several seats

    62133 upvotes • comment • aug 22, 2019

  96. When smart kids share random facts, adults tell them how smart and interesting they are, when smart adults share random facts, people tell them they’re annoying and weird.

    62055 upvotes • comment • aug 18, 2019

  97. Just two days after Trump called himself an "environmentalist," his administration announced a rollback of methane gas emissions regulations so large that even oil companies are objecting to the change.

    62001 upvotes • comment • aug 30, 2019

  98. This just in: White robots are racist

    61976 upvotes • comment • aug 01, 2019

  99. DHL delivery guy hides delivery behind the pillar, and then on noticing the other package he decides to hide that too.

    61964 upvotes • comment • aug 20, 2019

  100. About one-fifth of the Amazon has been cut and burned in Brazil. Scientists warn that losing another fifth will trigger the feedback loop known as dieback, in which the forest begins to dry out and burn in a cascading system collapse, beyond the reach of any subsequent human intervention or regret.

    61868 upvotes • comment • aug 23, 2019