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  1. The Hooded Pitohui is the first scientifically documented poisonous bird. Its feathers give off a neurotoxin called homobatrachotoxin which has previously only been found in the skin of poison dart frogs, and handling them can cause numbness.

    24838 upvotes • comment • may 21, 2020

  2. TIL that in 2014, a high school student was suspended for two months for jokingly replying "Actually, yeah" to an internet post that asked if he made out with a teacher. He sued the school board for being unjustly suspended, and won a $425,000 settlement.

    24827 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2020

  3. This twisted driftwood I found on the beach

    24826 upvotes • comment • may 16, 2020

  4. If this post gets one upvote, I’m going to admit myself to the hospital for my depression.

    24824 upvotes • comment • may 24, 2020

  5. My calendar for May - it's like they knew...

    24819 upvotes • comment • may 11, 2020

  6. Mega Church burning caught fire. Luckily there were 0 casualties

    24814 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2020

  7. I used a Markov Chain to write a fake AC/DC song based upon their lyrics. I present to you "Great Balls".

    24778 upvotes • comment • may 14, 2020

  8. “I was so insulted I woke up”

    24775 upvotes • comment • may 31, 2020

  9. Karen freaks out after getting caught for shoplifting!

    24773 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2020

  10. It bothers me to no end that Harry had a better chemistry in less than a minute with the Muggle waitress in the HBP movie, than with Ginny in the entirety of the series.

    24759 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2020

  11. Sen. Kamala Harris renews call for Attorney General Barr to resign

    24750 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2020

  12. The right person always loves you

    24750 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2020

  13. Nice volley

    24732 upvotes • comment • may 30, 2020

  14. The Skywalker Lightsabers will make a Fine Addition!

    24728 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2020

  15. I just wanted to get my hair done

    24728 upvotes • comment • may 31, 2020

  16. A neat demonstration of how buildings of varying heights can be affected by seismic waves of different strengths

    24704 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2020

  17. I ordered a Bob Ross Lego Guy and it came with a random Deadpool head in the bag too

    24691 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2020

  18. New research provides evidence that men tend to mellow out when they are with their girlfriend. The study, published in Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, found that the presence of a romantic partner reduces risk-taking propensity in young men

    24662 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2020

  19. This Boba Fett painting that took several hundreds of hours

    24657 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2020

  20. My 9 month old Border collie and French bulldog mix.

    24656 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2020

  21. Amen

    24655 upvotes • comment • may 27, 2020

  22. Sorry teammates won’t happen again! (It might happen again)

    24649 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2020

  23. If you bitches would quit lying

    24639 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2020

  24. To spread anarchy

    24639 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2020

  25. Uncomfortable truths for each quadrant to accept

    24635 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2020

  26. Very nice

    24626 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2020

  27. I thought I was the only one

    24611 upvotes • comment • may 21, 2020

  28. The Gayborhood?

    24611 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2020

  29. He's not wrong

    24605 upvotes • comment • may 30, 2020

  30. A priest is walking to his church when he passes a group of prostitutes.

    24599 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2020

  31. 💞Best Friends💝

    24593 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2020

  32. Jaguar mom introducing her baby to the world (San Diego Zoo)

    24590 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2020

  33. birds

    24586 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2020

  34. In Leaked Audio, Texas Governor Admits Reopening Economy Will Lead to 'Increase and Spread' of Covid-19

    24584 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2020

  35. Looks like there are bots on both sides

    24575 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2020

  36. The true length of fire hydrants

    24572 upvotes • comment • may 21, 2020

  37. LPT: When you invite someone to your house “for dinner” specify whether that means ordering in or cooking/providing dinner.

    24562 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2020

  38. Top HIV scientist says he wouldn't count on a vaccine for coronavirus soon

    24549 upvotes • comment • may 21, 2020

  39. Incredible details at ranakpur temple, in Rajasthan India

    24546 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2020

  40. I think that would be for everyone

    24526 upvotes • comment • may 15, 2020

  41. These Vibrant geometric patterns in a glass

    24512 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2020

  42. Everyone is making cute market streets so I made a seedy back alley! Flick decided to hole up there today and I was so happy to capture this exchange.

    24510 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2020

  43. when it’s been a few years, but you’re still mad...

    24505 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2020

  44. The Greeks invented the threesome

    24504 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2020

  45. What movie would be better if it didn't have a happy ending?

    24502 upvotes • comment • may 27, 2020

  46. Trump’s claim he couldn’t vote in person debunked: He drove by poll site six times but voted by mail | Trump claims he had to vote by mail, because he was busy at the White House. He was actually golfing in Florida

    24492 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2020

  47. Those emerald eyes! 👀😍

    24488 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2020

  48. My city just reopened and a lot of people are going around without masks

    24486 upvotes • comment • may 14, 2020

  49. Yesterday in my neighborhood.

    24476 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2020

  50. Don't be a sucker, these fools don't care about re-opening America.

    24473 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2020

  51. Flipped my 75 Camaro over

    24463 upvotes • comment • may 25, 2020

  52. TIL China kept quiet about poisoned baby formula because they didn't want to ruin the 2008 Olympics. 54,000 babies were hospitalized and 6 died.

    24459 upvotes • comment • may 18, 2020

  53. WCGW if he pranks his mom

    24454 upvotes • comment • may 14, 2020

  54. Happy Anniversary Cydni and her very amazing husband. This is true love.

    24450 upvotes • comment • may 31, 2020

  55. Death machine

    24445 upvotes • comment • may 10, 2020

  56. I’m a broke art student who has been waiting years just to turn 18 for y’all to roast me. Today’s the day. Roast me.

    24417 upvotes • comment • may 10, 2020

  57. /u/godbottle accurately summarizes why Republicans in the USA so urgently want to re-open the nation from COVID-19: to prevent any normalization of "socialist" support like expanded medical access, subsidies, or universal basic income... because then people would like those things.

    24413 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2020

  58. Moths have 'secret role' as crucial pollinators: Long seen as annoying creatures that can leave holes in your clothes, moths have been badly misjudged, say scientists. New research suggests they play a vital role as overnight pollinators of a wide range of flowers and plants.

    24406 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2020

  59. SLPT Name your daughter Lizard

    24405 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2020

  60. His first walk after being adopted

    24400 upvotes • comment • may 16, 2020

  61. are you fucking kidding me?

    24384 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2020

  62. What sucks about being your age?

    24374 upvotes • comment • may 15, 2020

  63. WHY DO GIRLS DO THIS??

    24373 upvotes • comment • may 10, 2020

  64. Tucked in safe with mama

    24358 upvotes • comment • may 15, 2020

  65. 4 Minneapolis police officers fired following death of George Floyd

    24355 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2020

  66. Impulse - an abstract piece I made recently.

    24352 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2020

  67. Keying someone’s car

    24341 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2020

  68. Lady tries to buy merchandise with a toy credit card.

    24338 upvotes • comment • may 21, 2020

  69. The permanent scars of WW2 in Koln, Germany

    24336 upvotes • comment • may 24, 2020

  70. Putin critic vows to ‘tell truth’ about COVID-19 crisis in Russia despite threats to life: Leading Russian medical activist and Putin critic has vowed to continue to "tell the truth" about the coronavirus crisis in Russia, despite increasing attempts to silence her by the Kremlin.

    24320 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2020

  71. What advice would y'all give to a new Reddit User?

    24313 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2020

  72. He's definitely doing the opposite for sure

    24303 upvotes • comment • may 21, 2020

  73. This little girl secret eating

    24303 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2020

  74. Bath Bomb

    24296 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2020

  75. It is not wrong to make brands exclusively for skinny people

    24292 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2020

  76. Armed 'mob' allegedly tried to enter black family's North Carolina home, white deputy charged

    24286 upvotes • comment • may 10, 2020

  77. These are very good people

    24281 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2020

  78. This pine wood has an arrow pointing to what was the center of the tree

    24280 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2020

  79. Trump Threatens to Shut Social Media Companies After Twitter Fact Check

    24270 upvotes • comment • may 27, 2020

  80. COVID-19 shows we need Universal Basic Internet now

    24256 upvotes • comment • may 18, 2020

  81. KFC’s “11 Herbs & Spices”

    24250 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2020

  82. TIL that Archibald Roosevelt,son of President Teddy Roosevelt,was wounded during WW1. He rejoined the army during WW2 and was wounded in the same knee as he had been during WW1,making him only American to ever be classified as 100% disabled twice for the same wound incurred in two different wars.

    24247 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2020

  83. You are a bold one

    24239 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2020

  84. I'm Hasan Minhaj and I'm the host of Patriot Act on Netflix, AMA!

    24230 upvotes • comment • may 18, 2020

  85. You never know how they'll play you

    24230 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2020

  86. Can we stop pretending Trump is fit to be president?

    24224 upvotes • comment • may 25, 2020

  87. Fred Willard has passed away

    24218 upvotes • comment • may 16, 2020

  88. A real man never runs away from water coaster, oh wait..

    24212 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2020

  89. Til about “King” Jadwiga of Poland. She was named king of Poland because there were no ruling queens allowed but the rules didnt specify the king had to be a male.

    24208 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2020

  90. I found a WW 1 pin in my front yard metal detecting yesterday.

    24207 upvotes • comment • may 15, 2020

  91. Making a chair by cutting and slicing a carrot

    24202 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2020

  92. There are probably still tinder accounts from dead people that are still getting likes and messages.

    24201 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2020

  93. My roommate fighting the good fight

    24197 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2020

  94. Taking the new legs out for a test drive

    24194 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2020

  95. "Tesla stock prices are too high"

    24189 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2020

  96. How do you guys talk to managers without shaking or almost crying? I am fucking 28 yrs old man and my eyes immediately becomes watery while talking in meetings.

    24175 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2020

  97. TIL that during D-day, the USS Texas intentionality flooded a part of itself to help provide inland fire support. It flooded the starboard torpedo blister to list the ship 2 degrees, giving the ship’s guns enough elevation to continue its mission.

    24171 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2020

  98. X post from r/Dadjokes

    24169 upvotes • comment • may 21, 2020

  99. Sounds like their friend didn’t want to give them their Netflix password...

    24169 upvotes • comment • may 10, 2020

  100. Watch me paint a mural in this swimming pool and help me celebrate my cake day!!

    24138 upvotes • comment • may 14, 2020