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Yesterday I traveled 3,000 miles round-trip to adopt this perfect girl. Meet Maleficent.
74682 upvotes • comment • apr 09, 2019
My father has been hospitalized with complications from treatment for esophageal cancer since Friday. My mother is in the middle of chemo for gallbladder cancer, and hasn't been able to visit him because the hospital is too dangerous for her. Today his doctor let him meet her in the courtyard.
74681 upvotes • comment • aug 21, 2019
“Guide Dogs Cant Be Black”
74677 upvotes • comment • jan 11, 2019
Red Bull just made the fastest pit stop in F1 history, 1.90 seconds
74677 upvotes • comment • jul 14, 2019
TIL that in 2017, a dog named Odin refused to leave his flock of goats behind during the California Tubbs Fire as his owners fled to safety. Days later, the owners came back to their property to find Odin survived and managed to keep all the goats alive.
74673 upvotes • comment • feb 21, 2019
They passed with flying colours.
74672 upvotes • comment • jun 18, 2019
POS makes fun of a hero’s appearance
74671 upvotes • comment • jan 28, 2019
It's unfair!
74656 upvotes • comment • dec 01, 2019
33 students at 2 Vancouver schools ordered to stay home until they can prove they've had measles vaccine
74654 upvotes • comment • feb 20, 2019
Reading that the finale is the episode HBO chose to submit for Best Writing Emmy
74641 upvotes • comment • jun 10, 2019
TIL The mother of a sick baby asked Ronaldo for an autographed shirt so she could sell it for the baby's treatment. He sent her a signed shirt and cheque for $83,000.
74640 upvotes • comment • oct 07, 2019
Hong Kong government to announce new law banning masks during public assemblies
74638 upvotes • comment • oct 03, 2019
A dad having fun cutting and eating a snowcake
74633 upvotes • comment • oct 05, 2019
DC deserves a murder for mishandling Superman this badly
74630 upvotes • comment • dec 03, 2019
Cute Pixelated Consoles
74614 upvotes • comment • jan 08, 2019
I think we all know which game that is
74608 upvotes • comment • feb 17, 2019
Let’s see you little punks smash my letterbox now
74608 upvotes • comment • nov 23, 2019
In 1920 kids thought "100 years from now, people must have flying cars!" but really, a massive worldwide network of data utilizing the processing power of billions of devices allowing complex communication across the globe is somehow more impressive.
74607 upvotes • comment • aug 18, 2019
This was not the way it was supposed to go
74603 upvotes • comment • dec 20, 2019
In solidarity with Muslims, New Zealand Jewish community shut synagogues on Shabbat for first time in history
74587 upvotes • comment • mar 15, 2019
A vegan couple have been charged with first-degree murder after their 18-month-old son starved to death on a diet of only raw fruit and vegetables
74566 upvotes • comment • dec 20, 2019
We are rooting for you!
74559 upvotes • comment • sep 01, 2019
It’s funny cuz it’s true
74557 upvotes • comment • jul 08, 2019
WE JUST HIT 20 MILLION TREES!!!! CONGRATULATIONS
74555 upvotes • comment • dec 19, 2019
Donald Trump Suggests Whoever Passed On Ukraine Call Information Should Be Executed. "Because that’s close to a spy."
74551 upvotes • comment • sep 26, 2019
Girls locker rooms: Omg I hate PE so much. Guys locker rooms:
74551 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2019
Pizza delivery problem
74542 upvotes • comment • oct 15, 2019
🔥 Intense hailstorm in Canada
74529 upvotes • comment • sep 25, 2019
Coal miners sell their bodies too guys
74522 upvotes • comment • dec 11, 2019
People who pile on generic YouTube comments like “Who’s watching in 2019”, why do you do this?
74507 upvotes • comment • dec 13, 2019
What does gilmore mean btw?
74504 upvotes • comment • nov 05, 2019
TIL that, in 1954, Betty White was criticized for having Arthur Duncan, a black performer, on her show. When the show went national, affiliates from southern states complained and Betty said "I'm sorry. Live with it" and gave Duncan more airtime. The show was soon cancelled.
74501 upvotes • comment • dec 09, 2019
2nd and 3rd place winners of the World Figure Skating Championships help to lift the champion for podium photo
74493 upvotes • comment • nov 13, 2019
You are probably closer to being a millionaire than Bill Gates.
74476 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2019
Nintendo's advertising was much edgier in the 90's
74474 upvotes • comment • may 31, 2019
BBC has made its international news website available via Tor, which can help people in China and other countries avoid government surveillance and censorship. Instead of visiting bbc.co.uk or bbc.com, users of Tor browser can visit bbcnewsv2vjtpsuy.onion, which will not work in a regular browser.
74473 upvotes • comment • oct 24, 2019
Obama surprises interns in Chicago
74470 upvotes • comment • jul 18, 2019
TIL shortly after returning from the moon Buzz Aldrin began to suffer from alcoholism and depression. "I wanted to resume my duties, but there were no duties to resume. There was no goal, no sense of calling, no project worth pouring myself into."
74469 upvotes • comment • sep 30, 2019
GoFundMe Bans Anti-Vaxxers Who Raise Money to Spread Misinformation
74466 upvotes • comment • mar 22, 2019
You can tell a lot about an organisation by the quality of the toilet paper they provide for their employees
74460 upvotes • comment • dec 22, 2019
Couldnt have said it better myself
74459 upvotes • comment • feb 21, 2019
Mount Toblerone, Zermatt Switzerland.
74454 upvotes • comment • jul 14, 2019
I quote myself, “wholesomeness on a higher level”
74448 upvotes • comment • jul 01, 2019
Due to most people not having full blown professional kitchens, a cooking show that only uses basic ingredients and a microwave to create dishes would probably be pretty popular.
74442 upvotes • comment • dec 26, 2019
Today, the US Army tweeted a Memorial Day themed question with disastrous results.
74442 upvotes • comment • may 25, 2019
Beautiful prom photo. They are Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation
74433 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2019
You are offered $1,000,000 USD if you can hide a pair of car keys from the entirety of the FBI force for 7 days. Where do you hide the keys?
74433 upvotes • comment • feb 14, 2019
If gasoline cars ever become obsolete, the reason behind calling the right pedal “the gas” might eventually become a fun fact
74432 upvotes • comment • jul 20, 2019
Danny Devito introducing Bernie Sanders at a rally
74431 upvotes • comment • dec 17, 2019
to make his death look like a suicide
74424 upvotes • comment • oct 27, 2019
TIL that Charles Dickens’ novels were hugely popular even among the illiterate poor. They would pool their money to hire a reader, and then gather together to listen to the stories.
74417 upvotes • comment • jul 09, 2019
The amount of growing my snail has gotten done in under a year. From a 4cm shell to a 17cm shell.
74412 upvotes • comment • jul 30, 2019
My kid’s fake cash register has fake inputs on the back.
74406 upvotes • comment • mar 19, 2019
Climate protest in Cologne. They're standing on ice blocks
74401 upvotes • comment • jul 08, 2019
MMR vaccine does not cause autism, another study confirms
74399 upvotes • comment • mar 04, 2019
Didn't expect me huh?
74382 upvotes • comment • dec 11, 2019
When you just can’t believe that you’re seeing TWO of Mommy.
74373 upvotes • comment • jan 03, 2019
F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia
74372 upvotes • comment • jan 12, 2019
TIL that a 1996 federal law allows restaurants to donate leftover food without getting sued, and that nobody has ever filed a lawsuit against a restaurant over donated leftovers
74369 upvotes • comment • feb 04, 2019
Wallace sculpted from a 40lb block of sharp cheddar
74354 upvotes • comment • feb 28, 2019
The truth hurts
74346 upvotes • comment • jan 03, 2019
ok xoomer
74336 upvotes • comment • nov 16, 2019
If I take this Random biker's keys
74332 upvotes • comment • feb 19, 2019
Owner pretends to be drowning to see if his dog would save him [Twitter: Humor and Animals]
74324 upvotes • comment • oct 18, 2019
Starting in 2020, Nevada employers cannot refuse to hire a job applicant for failing a marijuana screening test, making it the first state to pass such a law.
74313 upvotes • comment • jun 19, 2019
The guy who killed batman's parents saved tons of lives.
74312 upvotes • comment • aug 04, 2019
TIL Florida repealed its helmet law in 2000. In the 30-months after, helmet use in Florida dropped from 99% to 53%. The number of riders under 21 who were killed (despite still being legally required to wear a helmet) nearly tripled, from 35 to 101. Hospitalizations increased by 40%.
74308 upvotes • comment • jan 26, 2019
When you walk through a grocery store and they are playing good music. You have become their target demographic.
74306 upvotes • comment • feb 13, 2019
China makes arrests, shuts down rogue chemical factories that spewed banned ozone-depleting gas
74293 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2019
🔥 An absolute unit of a mountain lion 🔥
74293 upvotes • comment • apr 20, 2019
Jail video surveillance from Jeffrey Epstein's first suicide attempt in July is missing, prosecutor says, according to reports
74290 upvotes • comment • dec 19, 2019
TIL of Don Shipley, a retired Navy Seal who has spent much of his post service life exposing individuals who falsely claim to be SEALs. According to the FBI there are 300 times more impostor Navy SEALs than actual SEALs
74288 upvotes • comment • jan 23, 2019
The first Star Wars trilogy used so detailed paintings as backgrounds in the movies that they tricked everybody
74281 upvotes • comment • oct 03, 2019
Heath Ledger kissing a "fan." Today would have been his 40th birthday.
74272 upvotes • comment • apr 04, 2019
Cry havoc
74270 upvotes • comment • aug 11, 2019
Guy realizes he's on a live news broadcast, starts dancing
74267 upvotes • comment • mar 20, 2019
Happy Dwayne Stafford day
74246 upvotes • comment • aug 05, 2019
Improvise, adapt, overcome
74244 upvotes • comment • mar 04, 2019
Bernie Sanders became the first presidential candidate to call for a total ban on the use of facial recognition software for policing, and a moratorium on the use of algorithmic risk assessment tools that aim to predict which criminals will reoffend.
74241 upvotes • comment • sep 17, 2019
First day back at school took its toll on this little girl
74235 upvotes • comment • aug 22, 2019
How to crowd source the tracking of coastline change
74224 upvotes • comment • aug 01, 2019
This is Jasper. He is my neighbor’s dog. I can’t leave the house much due to health issues, so anytime he sees me he RUNS back inside his house to bring me back out one of his favorite toys. Today was his duck. His record is 3 toys and a stick, all at once. What a champ. Be like Jasper.
74217 upvotes • comment • jul 28, 2019
Epic mad lass
74213 upvotes • comment • feb 17, 2019
Puss in
74212 upvotes • comment • feb 02, 2019
Upvote if you want to impeach:
74202 upvotes • comment • dec 09, 2019
Bees under attack from hornets recover a fallen soldier
74202 upvotes • comment • jul 10, 2019
4th of July Fireworks in NYC as seen from a moving Subway
74195 upvotes • comment • jul 05, 2019
Which conspiracy theory is so believable that it might be true?
74182 upvotes • comment • feb 25, 2019
Researchers first to uncover how the cannabis plant creates important pain-relieving molecules that are 30 times more powerful at reducing inflammation than Aspirin. The discovery unlocks the potential to create a naturally derived pain treatment for relief of acute and chronic pain beyond opioids.
74180 upvotes • comment • jul 23, 2019
Infinity War and Incredibles side by side.
74171 upvotes • comment • jul 06, 2019
This was a wild ride from beginning to end
74166 upvotes • comment • dec 31, 2019
TIL about Keith Cutler, a judge summoned to be a juror on a case he was presiding over. When he applied to be excused from jury service he was initially declined, and was told to write to the resident judge, to which he replied: "I am the resident judge."
74136 upvotes • comment • nov 01, 2019
Aldi introduces wages higher than the ‘real living wage’ after supermarket has record year
74132 upvotes • comment • jan 22, 2019
Here we go again
74129 upvotes • comment • aug 21, 2019
Don’t know if y’all have seen this yet
74125 upvotes • comment • aug 10, 2019
At the airport tonight and after sitting began to hear the soft sound of reading aloud (with voices!). This man is reading the Lord of the Rings to his children and it reminded me of my mom. I hope to be that kind of parent someday.
74114 upvotes • comment • sep 10, 2019
So this is where the term “cowboy” comes from
74111 upvotes • comment • jan 02, 2019
Being a pilot in northern Canada has it's perks.
74085 upvotes • comment • jan 07, 2019
Taiwan rejects China's "one country, two systems" offer
74075 upvotes • comment • oct 10, 2019
It's not always easy to recreate pictures...
74071 upvotes • comment • aug 13, 2019