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TIL that in 2015 a Canadian man broke into a home,fed the cats and horses,cooked a meal,did the laundry,wrote in the homeowners diary and was apprehended sitting by a stoked fire while drinking a cup of tea.
69419 upvotes • comment • feb 04, 2019
TIL that in ancient Hawaiʻi, men and women ate meals separately and women weren't allowed to eat certain foods. King Kamehameha II removed all religious laws that and performed a symbolic act by eating with the women in 1819. This is when the lūʻau parties were first created.
69419 upvotes • comment • apr 16, 2019
So my brother decided to take his anger out on something of mine...
69416 upvotes • comment • sep 28, 2019
When everyone wants to storm Area 51, but they forgot that someone already did that in 1992.
69414 upvotes • comment • jul 12, 2019
Lady runs a 4 way intersection stop, hits my twin brother on his bike. Recorded on my older brothers dashcam. He’s alive.
69408 upvotes • comment • sep 19, 2019
TIL when France was occupied by the Germans in 1940, Citroen was forced to produce vehicles for the Nazis. They chose to move the fill line on their oil dipsticks lower, causing the trucks to seize under stress from low oil.
69401 upvotes • comment • jul 24, 2019
Today I have officially beat cancer!
69398 upvotes • comment • nov 30, 2019
TIL when the "Red Baron" was shot down and killed in combat, his enemies buried him with full military honors and a wreath that said: "To Our Gallant and Worthy Foe"
69397 upvotes • comment • jul 06, 2019
I mean, at least it was a good grade.
69379 upvotes • comment • apr 25, 2019
Self aware "bad boy"
69374 upvotes • comment • feb 06, 2019
It should read "So I am being fired". If you don't trust the science behind your chosen career, FIND ANOTHER FUCKING CAREER!
69368 upvotes • comment • feb 10, 2019
Berliners are sending a piece of the Berlin Wall to Trump, with the message: “We would like to give you one of the last pieces of the failed Berlin Wall to commemorate the United States’ dedication to building a world without walls”
69364 upvotes • comment • nov 09, 2019
Flawless snowboarding
69362 upvotes • comment • jan 22, 2019
The Empire State Building, complete with King Kong, made entirely out of chocolate.
69358 upvotes • comment • feb 04, 2019
Where does the time go?
69354 upvotes • comment • jun 26, 2019
Who has this cozy feeling? ❄️
69345 upvotes • comment • sep 19, 2019
TIL that the final science exam for 8th grade students in Ketchikan Alaska is a 2 night survival trip on an uninhabited island.
69342 upvotes • comment • oct 02, 2019
Today's global temperature map. Australia is on fire.
69336 upvotes • comment • dec 20, 2019
Stunt double testing out the speed running rig enabling Cap to outrun Wakandan warriors in Infinity War
69332 upvotes • comment • jun 26, 2019
This woman was on the phone being interviewed for a job and this guy (Mayor of Chicago - Rahm Emanuel) randomly grabbed her phone to put in a good word.
69331 upvotes • comment • jan 06, 2019
I think I’ll watch it a second time
69324 upvotes • comment • nov 22, 2019
In RDR2, Arthurs pupils actually dilate!
69312 upvotes • comment • dec 05, 2019
Logic
69311 upvotes • comment • feb 08, 2019
Shoreditch, London
69308 upvotes • comment • feb 24, 2019
My old man in Vietnam, 1970’s
69303 upvotes • comment • feb 28, 2019
I wish i could get one too
69288 upvotes • comment • jul 13, 2019
Cuphead has nothing on this game
69286 upvotes • comment • mar 20, 2019
This is how you boss.
69281 upvotes • comment • jul 26, 2019
TIFU By agreeing to an “open relationship”
69278 upvotes • comment • jul 28, 2019
they’re good students!
69269 upvotes • comment • sep 23, 2019
TIL in 2007, reigning Jeopardy! champion Scott Weiss purposely placed his final bet in such a way as to force the first three-way tie in the game's history. He said he knew he could have bet more and won the game, but thought it would be fun to force a tie instead.
69264 upvotes • comment • dec 16, 2019
TIL Why paper cuts are so painful is b/c at a microscopic level, paper is actually quite rough. A knife makes a straight cut, but paper acts like a saw blade and does more damage to cells and nerve endings. Paper also leaves behind tiny fibres and chemical residues, irritating the wound even more.
69263 upvotes • comment • jan 24, 2019
Samsung AI lab develops tech that can animate highly realistic heads using only a few -or in some cases - only one starter image.
69255 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2019
Never give up
69240 upvotes • comment • mar 01, 2019
True...
69236 upvotes • comment • feb 19, 2019
30,000 up-votes and this becomes a Lord of The Rings subreddit
69229 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2019
New laureate Michel Mayor was on a lecture tour in Spain when he heard the news about his Nobel Prize in Physics. Here Mayor is in the cafeteria of San Sebastian airport, looking at all the messages flooding in!
69225 upvotes • comment • oct 08, 2019
YouTube just demonetized anti-vax channels.
69218 upvotes • comment • feb 22, 2019
Woman Named Marijuana Pepsi, Who Refused To Change Her Name, Earns Her Ph.D After Completing Dissertation On Black Names
69218 upvotes • comment • jun 20, 2019
Never buy cheap carpets for your car
69217 upvotes • comment • jun 12, 2019
Cat rolls in edible glitter instantly becomes beautiful galaxy
69214 upvotes • comment • may 11, 2019
t h a n k y o u
69210 upvotes • comment • feb 19, 2019
Which timeline is this???
69207 upvotes • comment • aug 10, 2019
You are given 300 million to make a movie but it HAS to bomb at the box office or else you die. What do you make?
69203 upvotes • comment • jan 31, 2019
My whole life is a lie :(
69201 upvotes • comment • sep 21, 2019
🔥 A charging Rhino is the most intemidating thing ever
69201 upvotes • comment • sep 16, 2019
Rich Asian start pack
69189 upvotes • comment • nov 18, 2019
This right here
69187 upvotes • comment • jan 21, 2019
Apparently being bundled with Fallout 76 makes you $100 less valuable.
69182 upvotes • comment • jun 15, 2019
Motorcycle riders usually have umbrella girls on the grid before the race starts. This is what happens when the rider is a woman
69174 upvotes • comment • apr 15, 2019
Keanu Reeves Awesome
69173 upvotes • comment • jun 11, 2019
TIL that Chuck E. Cheese’s official backstory is that he is an orphaned mouse who does not know his own birthday. To make up for never having a birthday party of his own, he hosts parties for children. And his middle name is Entertainment.
69172 upvotes • comment • aug 22, 2019
Sanders overtakes Biden in New Hampshire poll
69167 upvotes • comment • aug 13, 2019
Nancy Pelosi won’t send the articles of impeachment to the Senate until she feels they’ll get a fair hearing.
69149 upvotes • comment • dec 19, 2019
Courtney Love Warning Actresses of Harvey Weinstein in 2005
69128 upvotes • comment • aug 14, 2019
What if, after you die, Satan asks you "how was hell?"
69122 upvotes • comment • aug 22, 2019
Ordered 27 books from Amazon on a single order. Got 27 boxes with 1 book each delivered.
69121 upvotes • comment • dec 04, 2019
Sorry Dave
69120 upvotes • comment • nov 19, 2019
TIL a neuroscientist determined the most "feel-good" songs of all time... and #1 was "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen
69114 upvotes • comment • aug 10, 2019
Thanks Dad. Very cool.
69113 upvotes • comment • oct 05, 2019
Rest In Peace grumpy cat.
69105 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2019
With how many streaming services there are it won’t be long before someone bundles them all together and we end up with Cable TV again.
69103 upvotes • comment • jan 16, 2019
Matched with these two girls what are the odds lmao
69102 upvotes • comment • mar 27, 2019
I will not fight the future
69090 upvotes • comment • mar 21, 2019
If we colonize Mars and bring chicken with us , then they would have the ability to actually fly since mars gravity is about 38% earth's gravity.
69079 upvotes • comment • jul 04, 2019
Carefully, he’s a hero
69075 upvotes • comment • apr 01, 2019
Here's a TIP, it's trashy as hell to leave fake money as a tip that advertises your candidate.
69073 upvotes • comment • jun 25, 2019
This little guy started hanging around my brother while he was working on a car. I believe it’s an American Kestrel. Which means my brother made friends with... a falcon.
69065 upvotes • comment • jul 01, 2019
2 years ago I had a heart transplant, here’s me holding my old heart. Happy Heart Health Month!
69065 upvotes • comment • feb 05, 2019
TIL In 1940, Princess Juliana of The Netherlands was evacuated to Ottawa Canada. When her child Margaret was born, Canada declared her rooms at the Hospital as extraterritorial so the baby would have Dutch nationality. As thanks, Princess Juliana has given Ottawa 10,000 tulip bulbs every year since.
69063 upvotes • comment • aug 27, 2019
The Tamaskan is a dog breed that looks like a wolf but with zero wolf blood. It is a happy and friendly pet. No terriers were eaten in the making of this post.
69063 upvotes • comment • dec 09, 2019
This baby snake would only eat live rats...so the owner improvised.
69062 upvotes • comment • dec 03, 2019
Every employee at this Sonic location quit because the new owners lowered their pay to “$4 per hour, plus tips”. But fast food workers never get tipped, so how is this even legal?? Shame on the new owners
69060 upvotes • comment • feb 28, 2019
What Europeans think Walmart looks like.
69055 upvotes • comment • dec 08, 2019
Happy Birthday Bob Ross
69048 upvotes • comment • oct 29, 2019
Still need to free ASAP tho
69045 upvotes • comment • jul 13, 2019
Think I found one!
69045 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2019
I can’t miss that shift!
69040 upvotes • comment • nov 26, 2019
Man wakes up after sleeping for 3 hours on stream to find he has 200 viewers
69031 upvotes • comment • jan 27, 2019
Crosswalk warrior.
69029 upvotes • comment • jun 28, 2019
I killed a mosquito and his blood filled one square in my window screen only.
69022 upvotes • comment • jun 07, 2019
What a winner!
69019 upvotes • comment • oct 06, 2019
The moment when bush learned about 9/11 at an elementary school
69017 upvotes • comment • sep 11, 2019
Bloody snow
69000 upvotes • comment • sep 26, 2019
House votes 420-0 to make Mueller's report public
68997 upvotes • comment • mar 14, 2019
A lot of people's lives are determined by where their teacher randomly assigned them to sit.
68988 upvotes • comment • dec 15, 2019
Trying to avoid the mud puddle
68988 upvotes • comment • sep 02, 2019
Stab proof vest demo at the International Security Expo London
68982 upvotes • comment • dec 09, 2019
Witnessed this at the zoo... his face is priceless
68980 upvotes • comment • jun 08, 2019
TIL that when the US military tried segregating the pubs in Bamber Bridge in 1943, the local Englishmen instead decided to hang up "Black soldiers only" signs on all pubs as protest
68964 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2019
And they try to make us feel guilty for it
68960 upvotes • comment • dec 28, 2019
Happy knows what's up!
68960 upvotes • comment • jul 07, 2019
Sorry grandpa
68956 upvotes • comment • nov 17, 2019
David Attenborough has highlighted Australia as an “extraordinary” example of a country where people in power remained climate change deniers despite the country facing some of the worst effects of global heating.
68952 upvotes • comment • jul 10, 2019
My wife put "We Still Do. 13 Years" on this letterboard. I added a word when she wasn't looking. She is posting this version to Facebook as I type this without realizing the change. Wish me luck.
68952 upvotes • comment • aug 16, 2019
Dining & Dashing
68949 upvotes • comment • jan 01, 2019
The bacteria in our gut, the human microbiome, churns out tens of thousands of tiny novel proteins so small (< 50 amino acids) they’ve gone unnoticed until now. They belong to over 4,000 new biological families, and may explain how the microbiome affects human health, paving the way for new drugs.
68948 upvotes • comment • aug 11, 2019
It’s a catastrophe
68946 upvotes • comment • sep 09, 2019
TIL that Billy West, who does the voice of Philip J. Fry's on Futurama among other characters, intentionally made Fry's voice close to his natural voice as a job security measure because it would be more difficult to replace him.
68946 upvotes • comment • mar 04, 2019
Parents of reddit: How do you feel when your kid brings back a girlfriend/boyfriend? How do you decide whether you like them or not?
68945 upvotes • comment • oct 22, 2019