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  1. TIL that in WWII, an Australian soldier removed his own appendix in the middle of a Philippine jungle in 1944, without any anaesthetic and with only the use of a mirror and an ordinary knife. The operation took 4 and a half hours and he stitched himself up with jungle fibre.

    52860 upvotes • comment • jan 12, 2020

  2. My cat sitting on the back of my chair makes it look like she’s wearing a leather jacket

    52821 upvotes • comment • jan 26, 2020

  3. This little guy diet

    52812 upvotes • comment • jan 26, 2020

  4. My brother bought a 20000mAh powerbank it couldn't fully charge his phone so my mom opened the powerbank and they found this... Only 3 batteries are connected to the powerbank and the rest are dummies.

    52789 upvotes • comment • jan 12, 2020

  5. TIL the creator of Bum Fights was asked onto the Dr. Phil Show. He dressed up just like him and exposed Dr. Phil for being guilty of the same exact thing, exploitation of the challenged for monetary gain.

    52768 upvotes • comment • jan 26, 2020

  6. Why washing your dried chilies is important

    52757 upvotes • comment • jan 06, 2020

  7. Boy that escalated quickly

    52751 upvotes • comment • jan 03, 2020

  8. Trump authorized Soleimani's killing 7 months ago, with conditions | The timing raises new questions about the Trump administration's stated justification for taking out the top Iranian general.

    52748 upvotes • comment • jan 13, 2020

  9. More gold from the Sanders Campaign

    52746 upvotes • comment • jan 12, 2020

  10. Before he was Morpheus, he was Cowboy Curtis on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. 1986.

    52737 upvotes • comment • jan 07, 2020

  11. Scientists paint Australia fires as red alert on climate change | "We totally expected that as the climate warmed, fires in Australia would get worse. But the scale of this disaster is something I couldn’t have imagined, and it’s the same for a lot of people in Australia.”

    52720 upvotes • comment • jan 12, 2020

  12. Cop trips woman who is not under arrest

    52715 upvotes • comment • jan 10, 2020

  13. For the first time, a majority of Americans want the Senate to remove President Trump from office

    52709 upvotes • comment • jan 22, 2020

  14. If you can't be bothered to leave a phone number on your dog's tag, I can't be bothered to track you down to let you know that your dog died.

    52687 upvotes • comment • jan 27, 2020

  15. Maybe Maybe Maybe

    52677 upvotes • comment • jan 15, 2020

  16. This email my coworker received today. He drives a 2005 Camry. It’s not wrecked, just old and fading paint. He never has to meet anyone that they would ever see the car. It’s literally just another car in the garage.

    52663 upvotes • comment • jan 21, 2020

  17. Tiny kitten adores its hooman

    52653 upvotes • comment • jan 31, 2020

  18. Glass on a remote...why??

    52608 upvotes • comment • jan 01, 2020

  19. I love Mike Myers but...

    52583 upvotes • comment • jan 24, 2020

  20. I find it pretty sad that Notre dame raised a billion dollars when it caught fire and Australia has not even raised more then 25 million.

    52551 upvotes • comment • jan 06, 2020

  21. 25-cent Candy machines are becoming a better value every year due to inflation. They haven't changed the prices in decades and usually dispense the same amount of candy.

    52539 upvotes • comment • jan 29, 2020

  22. Mother cat and her baby

    52471 upvotes • comment • jan 26, 2020

  23. Anybody know of any good Orthopedic doctors

    52428 upvotes • comment • jan 08, 2020

  24. Walking into a fairytale

    52410 upvotes • comment • jan 04, 2020

  25. "im gonna save you 20 minutes of ranting"

    52344 upvotes • comment • jan 26, 2020

  26. Everyone deserves a chance to be loved [OC]

    52336 upvotes • comment • jan 26, 2020

  27. Jupiter and four of its moons.

    52311 upvotes • comment • jan 19, 2020

  28. American Quarterback & Superbowl winner Aaron Rodgers has left Christianity. "I don't know how you can believe in a God who wants to condemn most of the planet to a fiery hell". All religions who have a "Hell" have it of course to scare people to follow the specific religion.

    52284 upvotes • comment • jan 21, 2020

  29. Denzel Washington and Keanu Reeves on the set of the Shakespearean adaptation “Much Ado About Nothing”, 1993.

    52251 upvotes • comment • jan 31, 2020

  30. Was never funny

    52241 upvotes • comment • jan 05, 2020

  31. Baby smile > anything

    52224 upvotes • comment • jan 17, 2020

  32. Megathread: The US House of Representatives approves measure to restrain President Donald Trump’s actions on Iran

    52219 upvotes • comment • jan 10, 2020

  33. Woman says school district required her to pay $600 to see video of daughter being bullied on bus

    52160 upvotes • comment • jan 18, 2020

  34. Some people just have to be fucking animals

    52153 upvotes • comment • jan 17, 2020

  35. Help our country, we’re burning alive

    52103 upvotes • comment • jan 17, 2020

  36. Sam by day, Captain Ravioli by night

    52070 upvotes • comment • jan 21, 2020

  37. Reddit loves to dunk on Christianity but is afraid to say anything about other religions because that's considered intolerant. This is odd and hypocritical because modern-day religion in the Middle East is far more barbaric, misogynistic and violent than modern-day Christianity.

    52065 upvotes • comment • jan 21, 2020

  38. They're always so happy :)

    52046 upvotes • comment • jan 08, 2020

  39. [FREE] 100+ AAA Steam Keys

    52042 upvotes • comment • jan 19, 2020

  40. When you half to protect your baby from a hail storm

    52032 upvotes • comment • jan 17, 2020

  41. The original xbox one was announced 19 years ago today

    52022 upvotes • comment • jan 06, 2020

  42. People who sleep naked, what is your plan in case of a fire or murderer?

    51977 upvotes • comment • jan 21, 2020

  43. Eight missed calls from [chain restaurant]

    51975 upvotes • comment • jan 19, 2020

  44. This is Wendy Williams mocking and making fun of Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘cleft palate’ and everybody else in this world that has this unfortunate disfigurement.

    51973 upvotes • comment • jan 16, 2020

  45. There are probably a ton of kids today that have no idea that computer mice used to have rubber balls instead of optical sensors

    51963 upvotes • comment • jan 20, 2020

  46. Blursed Convention Sign

    51956 upvotes • comment • jan 13, 2020

  47. Japan and Germany confirm patients who caught coronavirus did not visit China

    51932 upvotes • comment • jan 28, 2020

  48. Its going to be okay :)

    51899 upvotes • comment • jan 21, 2020

  49. I don't know why I get called a Boomer. I have a gaming PC...

    51864 upvotes • comment • jan 17, 2020

  50. Megathread: Lev Parnas States In Interview ‘Trump Knew Exactly What Was Going On’

    51841 upvotes • comment • jan 16, 2020

  51. I want this

    51820 upvotes • comment • jan 24, 2020

  52. Absolute madlad

    51817 upvotes • comment • jan 18, 2020

  53. My friend just sent me this. Her stepmom took her stepsister to get food without her, and then when she went to go get food by herself she grounded her.

    51733 upvotes • comment • jan 04, 2020

  54. Racist woman freaks out on college kids speaking a foreign language

    51729 upvotes • comment • jan 23, 2020

  55. Thanks, Mom.

    51716 upvotes • comment • jan 17, 2020

  56. First-generation university students (the first in their family to go to university) are at greater risk of experiencing imposter syndrome (the feeling that they don’t belong or have the skills/intelligence), suggests a new study (n=818) that looked at the competitive nature of STEM courses.

    51675 upvotes • comment • jan 09, 2020

  57. TIL Elton John is Eminem’s A.A. sponsor.

    51585 upvotes • comment • jan 01, 2020

  58. Fatal car accidents in the United States spike by 6% during the workweek following the “spring forward” to daylight saving time, resulting in about 28 additional deaths each year, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research.

    51576 upvotes • comment • jan 30, 2020

  59. Hello Reddit, Bernie Sanders here. I am once again asking for your financial support. Tonight is the last FEC fundraising deadline before the Democratic primaries start, and we need a lot of donations to reach our goals. Can I count on you chip in and keep powering our movement?

    51567 upvotes • comment • jan 31, 2020

  60. Recently got specs and no one told me this

    51553 upvotes • comment • jan 17, 2020

  61. Trump officials are bending over backwards to say he didn't threaten to commit a war crime after he repeatedly threatened to commit a war crime

    51550 upvotes • comment • jan 07, 2020

  62. Random Mar-a-Lago Guests Were Told More About Plan to Kill Soleimani Than Congress: Report

    51534 upvotes • comment • jan 04, 2020

  63. Phones screen broke, maybe for the better.

    51528 upvotes • comment • jan 21, 2020

  64. “We love Americans but hate your president “

    51413 upvotes • comment • jan 08, 2020

  65. Queensland town runs out of water after Chinese company given green light to extract water from area

    51397 upvotes • comment • jan 14, 2020

  66. Every middle school be like

    51348 upvotes • comment • jan 14, 2020

  67. Shockwave of a bomb

    51345 upvotes • comment • jan 05, 2020

  68. My basement barcade is coming together nicely

    51256 upvotes • comment • jan 13, 2020

  69. Japanese opposition members trying to block the passing of new immigration laws

    51202 upvotes • comment • jan 19, 2020

  70. Positive Thinking

    51089 upvotes • comment • jan 31, 2020

  71. Seriously USA step it up

    51084 upvotes • comment • jan 26, 2020

  72. True story though, Yeet

    51050 upvotes • comment • jan 15, 2020

  73. 'CNN Is Truly a Terrible Influence on This Country': Democratic Debate Moderators Pilloried for Centrist Talking Points and Anti-Sanders Bias

    51041 upvotes • comment • jan 15, 2020

  74. What's the fastest you've ever gone from caring about someone to straight up loathing them?

    51015 upvotes • comment • jan 03, 2020

  75. They gonna spend all nine lives together

    50963 upvotes • comment • jan 28, 2020

  76. Dog breaks world record by catching 83 yard frisbee toss

    50897 upvotes • comment • jan 29, 2020

  77. Finally removing the tape from this miniature oil painting I did

    50862 upvotes • comment • jan 19, 2020

  78. A baby kangaroo came to a teenage boy for help during the recent wildfires and he gave it water to drink and a shower.

    50856 upvotes • comment • jan 05, 2020

  79. Dads are the best

    50819 upvotes • comment • jan 21, 2020

  80. to predict a war with Iran

    50783 upvotes • comment • jan 03, 2020

  81. TIL there are more people who have learned English as a second language than there are native speakers.

    50730 upvotes • comment • jan 10, 2020

  82. My Kid's Jacket Has Multiple Name Spaces to Facilitate Hand-Me-Downs

    50721 upvotes • comment • jan 09, 2020

  83. Post-Laundry Feeling

    50695 upvotes • comment • jan 29, 2020

  84. A US citizen, who once begged for President Trump's help, has died after more than six years without a fair trial in an Egyptian prison.

    50692 upvotes • comment • jan 15, 2020

  85. What is the greatest Reddit post of all time?

    50672 upvotes • comment • jan 05, 2020

  86. Taekwondo Athlete Gains MASSIVE Air While Training

    50642 upvotes • comment • jan 23, 2020

  87. Arrested protesters of the Vietnam war, 1971

    50612 upvotes • comment • jan 09, 2020

  88. Scientists have found that a worldwide Green New Deal would create nearly 30 million jobs. By 2050 the world will spend around $17 trillion per year on energy if we’re still relying on fossil fuels, and that number goes down to $6.8 trillion if we’re using renewable energy.

    50610 upvotes • comment • jan 01, 2020

  89. Good boi gets pampered

    50596 upvotes • comment • jan 10, 2020

  90. Stork mother throwing one of her chicks out of the nest to enhance the survival probability of her other chicks

    50574 upvotes • comment • jan 05, 2020

  91. It Is Beginning to Look Like the U.S. Has a Corruption Problem, Not Ukraine

    50569 upvotes • comment • jan 17, 2020

  92. How would you feel about a show where in the first half of the episode, Bob Ross teaches Gordon Ramsay how to paint, and in the second half, Gordon Ramsay teaches Bob Ross how to cook?

    50569 upvotes • comment • jan 01, 2020

  93. Mind your own Business

    50550 upvotes • comment • jan 30, 2020

  94. My sister is 1.5 hours away in the start of a bad storm, but that clearly doesn’t matter

    50447 upvotes • comment • jan 12, 2020

  95. [Charania] Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban: "Our organization has decided that the number 24 will never again be worn by a Dallas Maverick.”

    50446 upvotes • comment • jan 27, 2020

  96. Did that just happen?

    50444 upvotes • comment • jan 16, 2020

  97. Putting the last piece in my puzzle

    50408 upvotes • comment • jan 25, 2020

  98. Netflix has released an official interactive map of the Witcher world, showing both the locations and timeline of events in the show on a world map

    50377 upvotes • comment • jan 10, 2020

  99. Alex Trebek Says He's 'Rehearsed' His Final Day at 'Jeopardy!': 'It'll Be a Significant Moment for Me'

    50361 upvotes • comment • jan 03, 2020

  100. Pup and I are loving our final moments with my wife

    50353 upvotes • comment • jan 15, 2020