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  1. France finds first case of new coronavirus variant

    48919 upvotes • comment • dec 25, 2020

  2. Experiencing the illusion of having an opposite-sex body in virtual reality can shift aspects of gender identity. An experiment involving the illusion of owning an opposite-sex body led people to embrace a more equal identification with both genders.

    48891 upvotes • comment • dec 24, 2020

  3. LPT: At 43 I accidentally discovered that if you add cold water to the bowl first, then the pancake mix, and let it sit a minute before whisking, you will get fluffier pancakes.

    48885 upvotes • comment • dec 30, 2020

  4. Persistency and patience are the key in life!

    48813 upvotes • comment • dec 30, 2020

  5. This dog and Ned's reaction to the dog has made my day :)

    48781 upvotes • comment • dec 14, 2020

  6. Spain 'to register' those who refuse to have Covid-19 vaccine

    48757 upvotes • comment • dec 28, 2020

  7. We recently sold a potter’s wheel on FB Marketplace. The buyer brought it home to his dad in Mexico and then sent us this video of him making bowls for his grandkids. It’s so heartwarming!

    48713 upvotes • comment • dec 02, 2020

  8. I love this pic of Han & Chewie on the set of Solo

    48697 upvotes • comment • dec 30, 2020

  9. School childr..

    48679 upvotes • comment • dec 31, 2020

  10. This sub is... self defeating

    48674 upvotes • comment • dec 02, 2020

  11. this was delightful to read...

    48655 upvotes • comment • dec 20, 2020

  12. niels vergouwen is a gem

    48653 upvotes • comment • dec 22, 2020

  13. A Brazilian woman enslaved as a maid from the age of eight for almost four decades and forced into marriage has been rescued in a rare crackdown on domestic slavery, officials said. She had worked for the family for most of her life without pay or any time off, according to labour inspectors.

    48640 upvotes • comment • dec 22, 2020

  14. She wins

    48639 upvotes • comment • dec 12, 2020

  15. Former Alabama senator dies of Covid at age 78, and in his last words warns, 'We messed up'

    48597 upvotes • comment • dec 07, 2020

  16. Left the door open by accident and came back to this..

    48579 upvotes • comment • dec 02, 2020

  17. Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" Flash Mob

    48523 upvotes • comment • dec 17, 2020

  18. You go up to a bartender and tell him: “Make me a 2020”. What drink does he make?

    48522 upvotes • comment • dec 18, 2020

  19. Ga. county won by Biden, Clinton registers nearly 10,000 new voters before Senate runoffs

    48499 upvotes • comment • dec 16, 2020

  20. Supreme Court rejects Trump ally's push to overturn Biden win in Pennsylvania

    48489 upvotes • comment • dec 08, 2020

  21. Argentina lower house approves landmark bill to legalize abortion

    48467 upvotes • comment • dec 11, 2020

  22. awww yeaaaah

    48466 upvotes • comment • dec 01, 2020

  23. The four horseman of gaming platforms

    48465 upvotes • comment • dec 03, 2020

  24. Guide to pain scale

    48421 upvotes • comment • dec 06, 2020

  25. because they ‘didn’t like him’

    48404 upvotes • comment • dec 22, 2020

  26. This normal looking underpass near my house is actually the oldest underpass in the United States

    48401 upvotes • comment • dec 07, 2020

  27. 1975 My girlfriend and friend on a trip. Somewhere in the Midwest USA.

    48390 upvotes • comment • dec 12, 2020

  28. Selected leaders during the Queens reign (up to now) [OC]

    48362 upvotes • comment • dec 10, 2020

  29. Horses to the right people

    48355 upvotes • comment • dec 27, 2020

  30. Christ

    48339 upvotes • comment • dec 08, 2020

  31. Uno! I got you!

    48334 upvotes • comment • dec 17, 2020

  32. A rural Japanese town voted its sole female councillor out of her seat after she accused its mayor of sexual assault. The public referendum over whether she had damaged the town’s reputation highlighted the backlash against women who come forward with allegations of sexual abuse

    48329 upvotes • comment • dec 17, 2020

  33. TIL that in 1915, a pilot planned a stunt to drop a baseball into an MLB coach’s glove from a plane during a flyover. As a prank she dropped a grapefruit instead; it exploded in the coach’s glove and covered him in red pulp, and he was convinced he was seriously injured and bleeding to death.

    48328 upvotes • comment • dec 02, 2020

  34. What actor is the most guilty of playing the same exact character every film?

    48285 upvotes • comment • dec 17, 2020

  35. Oxygen supply issues forced five Los Angeles-area hospitals to declare an 'internal disaster'

    48263 upvotes • comment • dec 30, 2020

  36. Being a chick on here is fun ngl

    48260 upvotes • comment • dec 19, 2020

  37. TIL In Australia when it gets very hot, the nectar in some flowers ferments and turns into alcohol. Bees that get drunk from the nectar are not allowed back in their hive—guard bees keep them out to prevent them from making the nectar into alcohol honey.

    48243 upvotes • comment • dec 07, 2020

  38. Don't talk to me, or my tiny son ever again

    48221 upvotes • comment • dec 28, 2020

  39. Finaly a chart which explains it well!

    48220 upvotes • comment • dec 02, 2020

  40. TIL President Kennedy was prescribed a rocking chair for back pain. He found one he liked so much he bought 14 copies for the Oval Office, Camp David, Air Force One, and homes of his family. He also gifted them to heads of state.

    48208 upvotes • comment • dec 29, 2020

  41. I think we both look forward to it : )

    48193 upvotes • comment • dec 05, 2020

  42. The fuck, Frank?

    48181 upvotes • comment • dec 05, 2020

  43. Mysterious monolith appears randomly throughout London

    48167 upvotes • comment • dec 08, 2020

  44. Synchronized sneak attack

    48156 upvotes • comment • dec 23, 2020

  45. tree made of trees

    48151 upvotes • comment • dec 27, 2020

  46. All I Want For Christmas

    48149 upvotes • comment • dec 27, 2020

  47. Colorado’s two In-N-Out locations declared COVID-19 outbreaks as 80 employees test positive

    48146 upvotes • comment • dec 24, 2020

  48. Awwww.🥺

    48145 upvotes • comment • dec 22, 2020

  49. TIL That Milhouse from the Simpsons was named after U.S president Richard Milhous Nixon. The name was the most "unfortunate name Matt Groening could think of for a child". Later in the series, it was also revealed that Milhouse's middle name was Mussolini

    48130 upvotes • comment • dec 13, 2020

  50. This woman is Trump team’s star witness in Michigan for voter fraud that never happened.

    48126 upvotes • comment • dec 03, 2020

  51. A new US law that goes into effect on December 20 will require ISPs to stop charging “rental” fees for equipment, such as routers, that customers own themselves

    48113 upvotes • comment • dec 19, 2020

  52. Dont tell me tell them

    48107 upvotes • comment • dec 02, 2020

  53. Anyone remember?

    48098 upvotes • comment • dec 27, 2020

  54. Thought I’d test the backwards compatibility of my SeriesX. Popped in the original gen GTA, and it instantly downloaded the 360 patch. Game has been been sitting in my garage unused for more than ten years. So excited to explore San Andreas again and even get the Xbox achievements now too.

    48056 upvotes • comment • dec 28, 2020

  55. We all have bad days, keep your head up friend

    48055 upvotes • comment • dec 16, 2020

  56. CNN boycotts Trump’s epic 46-minute ‘propaganda’ speech

    48050 upvotes • comment • dec 03, 2020

  57. Lord of the bullet

    48022 upvotes • comment • dec 18, 2020

  58. Texas lawsuit was the last straw. I'm leaving the Republican Party: Former NH GOP chair | The GOP has ransacked our Constitution and attempted a coup. The Republican Party of Lincoln is no more. I'm switching my registration to independent.

    47997 upvotes • comment • dec 17, 2020

  59. The (f)art of sneakiness

    47992 upvotes • comment • dec 10, 2020

  60. Our leadership isn't digitally competent

    47988 upvotes • comment • dec 09, 2020

  61. Stay-at-home order issued for San Francisco Bay Area, ahead of state mandate

    47976 upvotes • comment • dec 04, 2020

  62. Hayden Christensen Is Really Excited To Return As Darth Vader: "It Feels Good To Be Back"

    47964 upvotes • comment • dec 13, 2020

  63. COVID-19 data whistleblower could face up to 5 years in prison if charged with cybercrime

    47951 upvotes • comment • dec 09, 2020

  64. Looks like someone failed biology class

    47888 upvotes • comment • dec 07, 2020

  65. Feds to investigate after a sheriff's deputy killed a Black man entering his own home in Columbus, Ohio

    47881 upvotes • comment • dec 09, 2020

  66. Me irl

    47851 upvotes • comment • dec 16, 2020

  67. Just wait for it

    47848 upvotes • comment • dec 18, 2020

  68. Causes of Death

    47846 upvotes • comment • dec 21, 2020

  69. Sponge filter-feeding made visible

    47840 upvotes • comment • dec 26, 2020

  70. The US reports 3,100 coronavirus deaths in one day -- 20% more than previous record

    47828 upvotes • comment • dec 03, 2020

  71. Robots showing off precision with katanas

    47821 upvotes • comment • dec 02, 2020

  72. ‘I want to hit this kid’: Newly unearthed body cam footage shines light on Boston police during racial justice protests

    47817 upvotes • comment • dec 19, 2020

  73. working class children's supper starterpack

    47804 upvotes • comment • dec 19, 2020

  74. We have a tree on our porch and the Amazon driver left our packages under the tree

    47785 upvotes • comment • dec 21, 2020

  75. Yes this is OC you're welcome

    47784 upvotes • comment • dec 26, 2020

  76. The drift scene in my city is getting bolder

    47776 upvotes • comment • dec 01, 2020

  77. Porcelain can sculptures by LeiXue

    47768 upvotes • comment • dec 24, 2020

  78. I’m an emergency room nurse, and I got my COVID-19 vaccine today!

    47752 upvotes • comment • dec 18, 2020

  79. Just wonderful ain't it

    47734 upvotes • comment • dec 13, 2020

  80. You're not invited to my weddingmhmm

    47733 upvotes • comment • dec 13, 2020

  81. LPT: If you like ramen noodles, try shopping at an Asian grocery. They carry better brands than your standard American supermarket.

    47710 upvotes • comment • dec 21, 2020

  82. What a champ!

    47707 upvotes • comment • dec 22, 2020

  83. People who don't click the tongs before using them, how?

    47688 upvotes • comment • dec 23, 2020

  84. Season 1 Ahsoka duelling Grievous vs Season 5 Ahsoka duelling Grievous

    47679 upvotes • comment • dec 29, 2020

  85. so tired.

    47679 upvotes • comment • dec 09, 2020

  86. LPT: If you ever find yourself in an uncomfortable situation, ask a stranger to help you.

    47644 upvotes • comment • dec 04, 2020

  87. Every Christmas my sister gets me a weapon from Clue. The collection is now complete!

    47629 upvotes • comment • dec 28, 2020

  88. TIL a South African farmer rescued a baby hippo from a flood and gave it a home. The farmer fed him, brushed his teeth and helped him. The farmer was found dead with severe bite marks from the hippo and his body submerged in the river where he rescued the hippo 6 years earlier

    47629 upvotes • comment • dec 13, 2020

  89. Acting as if my 1 litre polo can go faster

    47625 upvotes • comment • dec 18, 2020

  90. My kid got her fingers stuck in a bench at school and the bench rode with her to the ER. Yes, she is alright. Yes, we kept the bench seat.

    47623 upvotes • comment • dec 12, 2020

  91. TIL: Tim Burton did not direct "Tim Burton's A Nightmare Before Christmas." Henry Selick, director of "James and the Giant Peach" and "Coraline," carried out the task, due to Burton having prior commitments to "Batman Returns."

    47610 upvotes • comment • dec 23, 2020

  92. TIL that Kyrgyzstan is more distant from the ocean than any other nation. At a minimum of 1620 miles from any ocean, it is the most land-locked state in the world

    47499 upvotes • comment • dec 08, 2020

  93. December

    47499 upvotes • comment • dec 03, 2020

  94. Failures

    47472 upvotes • comment • dec 17, 2020

  95. Seems appropriate

    47471 upvotes • comment • dec 17, 2020

  96. Mount Fuji looks awesome from this height

    47470 upvotes • comment • dec 08, 2020

  97. Condoms are awesome (NSFW)

    47464 upvotes • comment • dec 29, 2020

  98. What a legend

    47451 upvotes • comment • dec 22, 2020

  99. This guy kills me...

    47446 upvotes • comment • dec 05, 2020

  100. Bernie Sanders launches all-out offensive on Mitch McConnell over $2,000 stimulus checks

    47392 upvotes • comment • dec 31, 2020