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  1. Arresting reporters at a protest is an affront to the First Amendment

    75543 upvotes • comment • may 29, 2020

  2. It was my grandma's 95th birthday so I cooked for her. I asked her where she kept the salt and she said "I barely use salt, but if it's there, it's way in the back of the cabinet." It turns out the only container of salt she has is dated from 1965!!! It worked, and salt doesn't really expire!

    75468 upvotes • comment • may 11, 2020

  3. Today marks one year since Kendrick Castillo bravely gave his life to save others in the Stem shooting. Stem students came to my school to evacuate and hold a vigil. Don't let his name be forgotten, he went above and beyond when he was needed.

    75396 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2020

  4. For the first time in its history, New York City deliberately shut down its entire subway system this morning

    75304 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2020

  5. I’ve never played an Assassin’s Creed game but to prep for Valhalla I decided to play Odyssey and man it’s a gorgeous ass game!

    75252 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2020

  6. Judge Who Advised Woman to 'Close Your Legs' to Avoid Sexual Assault Permanently Removed From the Bench

    75251 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2020

  7. Trump supporters never cease to amaze me

    75248 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2020

  8. Netherlands's measure against illegal flying drones.

    75236 upvotes • comment • may 20, 2020

  9. TIL Adam Sandler's movie "50 First Dates" inspired a real therapy program in which patients with early dementia watch every morning a video message of support from their loved ones.

    75168 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2020

  10. Coronavirus: Florida scientist was fired for refusing to 'manipulate' COVID-19 data

    75160 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2020

  11. Coal industry will never recover after coronavirus pandemic, experts say

    75138 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2020

  12. When pizza's on a bagel you can eat pizza anytime

    75088 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2020

  13. This probably surpasses my doctor’s recommended daily irony intake.

    75085 upvotes • comment • may 27, 2020

  14. 2nd and 3rd place winners of the World Figure Skating Championships help to lift the champion for podium photo

    75069 upvotes • comment • may 24, 2020

  15. Biggest downgrade in history

    75039 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2020

  16. TIL when MAD published a parody of Star Wars, George Lucas' lawyers demanded the issue be recalled and that Lucasfilm receive all revenue from the issue. Unbeknownst to Lucas' lawyers, MAD had just received a letter from Lucas, expressing delight over it and comparing the artist to Leonardo Da Vinci

    75031 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2020

  17. TIFU By saying Jesus Christ at the dinner table. I've ruined my life actually. [M17]

    74974 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2020

  18. My mom runs an organization that only takes in unwanted cats. This is one of them! Meet Milo

    74967 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2020

  19. This deserves an applause

    74882 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2020

  20. TIL the guard of the tomb of the unknown solider does not wear any rank insignias so as to not outrank any of the "unknown" soldiers.

    74863 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2020

  21. How the police handle peaceful protestors kneeling in solidarity

    74826 upvotes • comment • may 31, 2020

  22. He said I got you mom

    74779 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2020

  23. A customer called asking if we were practicing social distancing with her sandwiches. I told her we are, but tbh guys I'm running out of space.

    74767 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2020

  24. Amnesty International: U.S. police must end militarized response to protests

    74758 upvotes • comment • may 31, 2020

  25. I'd need more than 300 words to express my dissapointment

    74720 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2020

  26. TIL that actress Tilda Swinton comes from an ancient Anglo-Scots family that can trace its lineage to the Middle Ages, & is one of only three British families that can trace their unbroken land ownership and lineage to before the Norman Conquest

    74680 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2020

  27. Including all of south America was way too generous.

    74650 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2020

  28. I'll just road rage on this guy

    74603 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2020

  29. Mitch McConnell is pushing the Senate to pass a law that would let the FBI collect Americans' web browsing history without a warrant

    74578 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2020

  30. In 2009, the Obama Administration began issuing press releases naming facilities that violate OSHA safety and health regulations. This naming and shaming led other facilities to substantially improve their compliance and experience fewer work injuries. The Trump administration ended the practice.

    74515 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2020

  31. Witnessing child birth for the first time

    74493 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2020

  32. Thieves break into neighbours house at 5am yesterday morning...

    74447 upvotes • comment • may 15, 2020

  33. To have a threesome

    74447 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2020

  34. Found at a park in Brooklyn, NYC

    74400 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2020

  35. Parents, how's that home schoolin' going?

    74351 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2020

  36. Tragicomedies

    74322 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2020

  37. there's always a tweet

    74318 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2020

  38. Texas park ranger pushed into water after reminding crowd about social distancing

    74318 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2020

  39. Babushka takes a moment to recognize backpacker that had stayed with her a year ago - is then elated and insists on giving him 30 eggs

    74291 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2020

  40. FedEx. More like FedUp.

    74286 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2020

  41. TIL termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet's most efficient bioreactors

    74247 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2020

  42. My covid bathroom remodel. Took me a month and many late nights.

    74246 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2020

  43. To make a false quote

    74155 upvotes • comment • may 10, 2020

  44. When you have fabulous hair I guess you become a Disney princess

    74150 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2020

  45. This pristine McDonald's bun

    74094 upvotes • comment • may 16, 2020

  46. The White House has just been placed under lockdown by US Secret Service because of this protest

    74090 upvotes • comment • may 29, 2020

  47. Twitter Employees Can Work From Home Forever, CEO says

    74057 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2020

  48. What is the greatest "fuck it, I'll do it myself" in history?

    73965 upvotes • comment • may 10, 2020

  49. TIL After being shot by poachers, an Elephant in Zimbabwe named Ben walked to and patiently waited outside a medical lodge for 5 hours.

    73903 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2020

  50. underwater welder surfaces to find himself face-to-face with a Grey Seal...

    73895 upvotes • comment • may 18, 2020

  51. Being proactive is rarely rewarded, because if your actions avoid a tragedy, there is no tragedy to prove your actions were warranted.

    73878 upvotes • comment • may 11, 2020

  52. Good for him

    73852 upvotes • comment • may 31, 2020

  53. My Great Grandma's medical bill from 1950

    73849 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2020

  54. Karen spotted in Hawaii 👀 🌴

    73777 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2020

  55. My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined

    73676 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2020

  56. And the job went to the lowest bidder...

    73658 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2020

  57. She is the best <3

    73650 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2020

  58. Wiggle wiggle wiggle

    73643 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2020

  59. What is the pettiest, silliest, most meaningless hill you are willing to die on?

    73506 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2020

  60. Speechless.

    73502 upvotes • comment • may 31, 2020

  61. Trump walks out of press conference after altercation with female reporters

    73475 upvotes • comment • may 11, 2020

  62. Nothing important to say, just wanted the world to see that I had a perfect avocado today

    73403 upvotes • comment • may 21, 2020

  63. North Korean Founder Kim Il Sung Did Not Have the Ability to Teleport, State Media Admits

    73289 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2020

  64. It's mango season !

    73230 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2020

  65. 🔥 Coming out of the tunnel in Zion National Park, Utah.

    73205 upvotes • comment • may 10, 2020

  66. Essential Oils don’t work

    73193 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2020

  67. Woman trolling a tiny group of Islamophobic protesters in DC in 2019.

    73152 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2020

  68. Oh I know what the ladies like

    73142 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2020

  69. A floating dock made of assembly parts

    73130 upvotes • comment • may 25, 2020

  70. A Chinese woman whose boy was kidnapped in 1988 never gave up looking for him, and later helped more than 20 families find their missing children. On Monday, after 32 years, she was reunited with her son.

    73056 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2020

  71. What golden nugget of information do you have to share?

    72999 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2020

  72. Outside my window, Minneapolis.

    72984 upvotes • comment • may 29, 2020

  73. It is quite the big sad

    72891 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2020

  74. Minneapolis as protestors took to the streets to protest on behalf of George Floyd

    72867 upvotes • comment • may 27, 2020

  75. Peter Jackson’s LOTR Was an Improbable Miracle, and We’re Lucky to Have It

    72837 upvotes • comment • may 27, 2020

  76. My son enters the Getty Museum Challenge with his take on a popular one

    72790 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2020

  77. Trump Tweets Video Declaring That ‘The Only Good Democrat Is A Dead Democrat’

    72767 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2020

  78. TIL A Group Of Flat Earthers Spend $20,000 Trying To Prove Earth Is Flat, Accidentally Prove It's Round

    72671 upvotes • comment • may 25, 2020

  79. Hong Kong protesters say they were tortured in prison

    72635 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2020

  80. Flame fox

    72626 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2020

  81. Today is extra special because this old man, who I was once told had a life expectancy of 8 years, turns 16 today! Happy Birthday Baxter Bear!

    72552 upvotes • comment • may 15, 2020

  82. TIL that J.K. Rowling wrote a real person into The Goblet of Fire. The girl was named Natalie McDonald, a Harry Potter fan who was dying of leukaemia while Rowling was still writing the book. You see her character as a first-year who dons the sorting hat and is sorted into Gryffindor.

    72468 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2020

  83. Blame it on quarantine

    72417 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2020

  84. What do you do when you start to miss somebody who is dead?

    72399 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2020

  85. Laura Ingraham. Upvote this image so it's the first photo you see when you google Laura Ingraham.

    72356 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2020

  86. Even the Amish who don't use social media are out giving their support in Minneapolis.

    72304 upvotes • comment • may 30, 2020

  87. A Broadband Engineer Was Spat on by a 5G Conspiracy Theorist. Then He Got Coronavirus: In UK the attacks on network workers are getting more frequent, brazen, and violent.

    72252 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2020

  88. Waiting on that windfall

    72213 upvotes • comment • may 20, 2020

  89. Utah CEO gets 210 days in jail for having 13K files of infant & child rape, bestiality

    72213 upvotes • comment • may 15, 2020

  90. i demand pets

    72157 upvotes • comment • may 29, 2020

  91. My quarantine DIY hair turned out surprisingly awesome

    72154 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2020

  92. Best friend got tested for Covid-19 a few months ago and just got the bill.

    72132 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2020

  93. Aw, you shouldn't have.

    71939 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2020

  94. Who did it better?

    71922 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2020

  95. This is how they treat a democratically elected legislator in HK, who represents 491 thousand voters who voted for him. That's more votes than it takes to elect some senators in the US, from a city of 7.5 million. He is now under arrest and hospitalized. Shame on HK gov't! Shame on HK 'police'!

    71882 upvotes • comment • may 11, 2020

  96. To criticize millennials

    71728 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2020

  97. Ripped off what I thought was protective plastic from a new monitor. It was the polarizing film.

    71728 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2020

  98. An interesting title

    71728 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2020

  99. Large group of officers lined up in front of George Floyd killers house

    71688 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2020

  100. In a discussion over the value of face masks during Covid

    71679 upvotes • comment • may 16, 2020