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Reddit (Aug 2020)
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What a legend
50624 upvotes • comment • aug 28, 2020
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The Oklahoma City bombing (top picture) was about 2.5 tons of Ammonium Nitrate. The Beirut Port (bottom) was an estimated 2,750 tons.
50594 upvotes • comment • aug 05, 2020
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"When I voted against Healthcare reform i didnt think I would ever need Healthcare "
50570 upvotes • comment • aug 11, 2020
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Two sided statue
50548 upvotes • comment • aug 22, 2020
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When you marry a chef
50527 upvotes • comment • aug 18, 2020
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TIFU By exposing a customers affair to his wife
50518 upvotes • comment • aug 25, 2020
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Splish splash
50512 upvotes • comment • aug 10, 2020
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Iowa confirms first child death from COVID as schools reopen
50444 upvotes • comment • aug 24, 2020
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This Dad has long-term vision
50422 upvotes • comment • aug 26, 2020
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US and UK have the slowest 5G speeds of 12 countries tested
50416 upvotes • comment • aug 30, 2020
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Oh yeah!
50333 upvotes • comment • aug 24, 2020
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Donald Trump is to speak on all 4 nights of the RNC, and his family will take up half of the key speaker spots
50315 upvotes • comment • aug 23, 2020
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If Biden wins, the post-Trump corruption purge will have to be epic
50302 upvotes • comment • aug 05, 2020
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The 'you haven't lived til you've backpacked through South-East Asia' starter pack
50301 upvotes • comment • aug 02, 2020
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This is a rice paddy. Farmers in Japan plant specific rice species to make these amazing artworks
50276 upvotes • comment • aug 09, 2020
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Puffins are social animals, they like to fit in with a group
50261 upvotes • comment • aug 24, 2020
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This is a typical italian tree
50256 upvotes • comment • aug 10, 2020
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It's time for the fans to unite
50252 upvotes • comment • aug 28, 2020
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Canada Sends Patrols to 'Prevent Caravans of Americans' From Surging Across the Border
50252 upvotes • comment • aug 03, 2020
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The cat loves to show her @ during the daughter’s virtual clASSes.
50247 upvotes • comment • aug 21, 2020
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My dads apartment came with a baby pink stove
50236 upvotes • comment • aug 03, 2020
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This is my mom. She spent the past 23 years at home raising 6 kids, one with Down's, and being completely selfless for us. Her only personal outlet is singing, and today she got signed on as the lead singer in a cover band in Austin, TX! It's never too late to reach those dreams and I'm so proud ♥️
50224 upvotes • comment • aug 13, 2020
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Well She Asked for it!
50214 upvotes • comment • aug 25, 2020
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Breakfast with style
50211 upvotes • comment • aug 08, 2020
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Parents "if your friends were to jump off of a bridge, would you?"
50182 upvotes • comment • aug 01, 2020
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Pretty much
50169 upvotes • comment • aug 15, 2020
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Interesting...
50168 upvotes • comment • aug 20, 2020
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Coffee smells 100x better than it tastes.
50158 upvotes • comment • aug 21, 2020
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Research from the University of Notre Dame estimates that more than 100,000 people were already infected with COVID-19 by early March -- when only 1,514 cases and 39 deaths had been officially reported and before a national emergency was declared.
50144 upvotes • comment • aug 23, 2020
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US Postal Service files patent for a blockchain-based voting system
50144 upvotes • comment • aug 16, 2020
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What has no right to be as difficult as it is?
50124 upvotes • comment • aug 13, 2020
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When everything in life is given to you but you still fail
50120 upvotes • comment • aug 31, 2020
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The best feeling
50116 upvotes • comment • aug 26, 2020
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This cat suffers from depigmentation, but that doesn’t stop him from being breathtaking
50113 upvotes • comment • aug 19, 2020
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Successful Elimination of Covid-19 Transmission in New Zealand - Rapid, science-based risk assessment linked to early, decisive government action was critical, and implementing interventions at various levels was effective, finds new paper in NEJM (7 August 2020).
50111 upvotes • comment • aug 08, 2020
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me_irl
50077 upvotes • comment • aug 02, 2020
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Blizzard Workers Share Salaries in Revolt Over Wage Disparities
50050 upvotes • comment • aug 04, 2020
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Sobering
50050 upvotes • comment • aug 13, 2020
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My boyfriend fell asleep making pizza, it cooked for NINE HOURS
50010 upvotes • comment • aug 02, 2020
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Conservatism vs. Their Own Religion
49979 upvotes • comment • aug 04, 2020
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Big Beet Arc
49979 upvotes • comment • aug 23, 2020
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The instrument once used to make the songs for cartoon and game shows. (Better with sound on)
49973 upvotes • comment • aug 19, 2020
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My cat's doppelganger lives upstairs from us.
49967 upvotes • comment • aug 14, 2020
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The light coming through these holes at the right angle.
49953 upvotes • comment • aug 25, 2020
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I outsmarted your outsmarting
49950 upvotes • comment • aug 19, 2020
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Simple task
49912 upvotes • comment • aug 09, 2020
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Man people are so crazy these days
49899 upvotes • comment • aug 06, 2020
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Not bad, parent
49892 upvotes • comment • aug 09, 2020
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OH GOD OH NO OH FUCK
49865 upvotes • comment • aug 17, 2020
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Guy lighting his blunt from the flames of a burning police car... On rollerblades. You’re welcome.
49864 upvotes • comment • aug 30, 2020
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Why we march
49840 upvotes • comment • aug 27, 2020
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This is why I love classic art
49822 upvotes • comment • aug 28, 2020
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Coming home to this is my happiness
49796 upvotes • comment • aug 21, 2020
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New evidence confirming the 'frustration-affirmation' hypothesis. When American gun-owners have their goals thwarted, their heightened frustration causes them to (accidentally) shoot more unarmed targets in a firearm simulation, a bias for violence especially in men with low education.
49792 upvotes • comment • aug 30, 2020
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Sabrina Ionescu makes a basket, then hustles back for a defensive stop
49787 upvotes • comment • aug 06, 2020
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This tattoo
49773 upvotes • comment • aug 14, 2020
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Cable services got away with putting excessive commercials on PAID television and everyone just accepted it
49770 upvotes • comment • aug 07, 2020
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Hong Kong police pushed down and pepper sprayed a pregnant woman at the 831 incident one year anniversary rally
49759 upvotes • comment • aug 31, 2020
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Trump has pretty much eliminated daily intelligence briefings. Biden has already started receiving them.
49733 upvotes • comment • aug 12, 2020
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Help each other be safe out there
49720 upvotes • comment • aug 03, 2020
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Helping with the homework
49711 upvotes • comment • aug 28, 2020
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TIFU by Becoming a Suspected Pedophile
49694 upvotes • comment • aug 02, 2020
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This man just ended duolingo's whole career
49683 upvotes • comment • aug 05, 2020
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Identifying technique
49658 upvotes • comment • aug 09, 2020
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LPT: understand how attractiveness works
49645 upvotes • comment • aug 26, 2020
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The Kea is the only alpine parrot
49628 upvotes • comment • aug 26, 2020
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A year ago I painted a Nerf gun to look like a Maliwan weapon from Borderlands. I think I tried to post it on Reddit but goofed.
49625 upvotes • comment • aug 22, 2020
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I forgot to take the old coffee pod out of the coffee maker before making cup noodles.
49621 upvotes • comment • aug 28, 2020
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Higher BMI is linked to decreased cerebral blood flow, which is associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and mental illness. One of the largest studies linking obesity with brain dysfunction, scientists analyzed over 35,000 functional neuroimaging scans
49614 upvotes • comment • aug 05, 2020
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How close can you kick
49603 upvotes • comment • aug 09, 2020
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Don't cry for Kellyanne Conway: Like the whole corrupt Trump enterprise, she must pay. When this nightmare ends, some Democrats will want to "move on." Forget it — criminals like Conway must be judged
49574 upvotes • comment • aug 25, 2020
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TikTok confirms it will sue the Trump administration
49569 upvotes • comment • aug 22, 2020
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This girl finding out she got a scholarship to college
49562 upvotes • comment • aug 14, 2020
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Cyberpunk 2077 cosplay contest finalist (vultureproductions on insta)
49557 upvotes • comment • aug 07, 2020
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'The President is afraid of the American people': Pelosi says Trump is trying to rig election by undermining USPS because he knows he can't win
49526 upvotes • comment • aug 13, 2020
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Test if she's real
49511 upvotes • comment • aug 01, 2020
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Trump cabinet officials voted in 2018 meeting to separate migrant kids
49503 upvotes • comment • aug 20, 2020
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Ghislaine Maxwell fails to obtain delay in unsealing documents
49499 upvotes • comment • aug 12, 2020
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Kenya's elephant numbers double over three decades
49482 upvotes • comment • aug 13, 2020
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Kitten shares bed with dog
49476 upvotes • comment • aug 12, 2020
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TIL that the Khurramites, a religious group in 8th-century Iran, believed in free sex, provided that the women agreed, and in the freedom of enjoying all pleasures and inclinations, so long as it doesn't cause any harm to others. They also sought the greatest sacramental effect from wine and drinks
49471 upvotes • comment • aug 15, 2020
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Megathread: Judge throws out Trump challenge to Manhattan DA subpoena for tax records
49413 upvotes • comment • aug 20, 2020
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Elvis Presley, 1969.
49402 upvotes • comment • aug 15, 2020
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I'm not American but this is strange
49334 upvotes • comment • aug 15, 2020
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Close enough!
49306 upvotes • comment • aug 04, 2020
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Eight legged friends.
49300 upvotes • comment • aug 24, 2020
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NASA astronauts safely drop into sea after pioneering SpaceX mission to International Space Station
49284 upvotes • comment • aug 02, 2020
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Spitting straight faxx
49274 upvotes • comment • aug 22, 2020
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Stunt robots being tested for disney flims
49263 upvotes • comment • aug 16, 2020
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Democratic insider Simon Rosenberg: Trump is "being coached by Putin" to seize power
49227 upvotes • comment • aug 18, 2020
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When the AC hits just right
49223 upvotes • comment • aug 21, 2020
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You ever get a feeling you're being watched?
49222 upvotes • comment • aug 17, 2020
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A water jet cutter at 90,000 PSI
49217 upvotes • comment • aug 31, 2020
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If 2020 had its own museum, what might one buy in the gift shop?
49202 upvotes • comment • aug 21, 2020
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WCGW if I drive my car at full speed
49175 upvotes • comment • aug 15, 2020
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LPT: If you see a shockwave, turn away, cover your ears, and open your mouth
49150 upvotes • comment • aug 05, 2020
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Centaur for disease control.
49136 upvotes • comment • aug 27, 2020
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This view of lightning from an airplane
49124 upvotes • comment • aug 10, 2020
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What reddit culture is so annoying or straight up fucked up ?
49102 upvotes • comment • aug 23, 2020
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On a hellish NYC commute
49100 upvotes • comment • aug 06, 2020