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Be more like Abdul
59720 upvotes • comment • dec 26, 2020
Very wholesome
59720 upvotes • comment • jun 07, 2020
TIL in 1506, a 1000+ year old statue was unearthed. The main figure, Laocoön, was missing an arm. The pope commissioned a contest to find who would recreate the missing arm best. Michelangelo's version lost. In 1906 the original arm was found and in nearly the exact pose Michelangelo had sculpted.
59719 upvotes • comment • oct 22, 2020
Morning Coffee
59717 upvotes • comment • feb 22, 2020
April 14, 1994. CEOs of seven major tobacco corporations in the United States swear that nicotine is NOT addictive
59714 upvotes • comment • sep 13, 2020
The NSA phone-spying program exposed by Edward Snowden didn't stop a single terrorist attack, federal judge finds
59713 upvotes • comment • sep 03, 2020
her name is luna
59712 upvotes • comment • feb 26, 2020
Those eyes
59708 upvotes • comment • apr 03, 2020
My Friend Rae, has her own Latex company, this is her handmade costume this year.
59705 upvotes • comment • nov 01, 2020
It’s really not that complicated
59704 upvotes • comment • jun 02, 2020
Kitty doesn’t know how to handle a Khajit
59698 upvotes • comment • aug 20, 2020
Lesley Stahl gets security protection after death threat over Trump ‘60 Minutes’ interview: report
59698 upvotes • comment • oct 27, 2020
Nike, Apple among dozens of major brands implicated in report on forced labour
59697 upvotes • comment • mar 01, 2020
A good boy using their indoor awoo when they hear sirens
59690 upvotes • comment • feb 13, 2020
Japanese spacecraft successfully returns asteroid sample to Earth
59688 upvotes • comment • dec 06, 2020
Always Has Been
59686 upvotes • comment • jul 29, 2020
These people are making capitalism look bad
59686 upvotes • comment • apr 06, 2020
TIL that Andre Agassi, one of the greatest ever male tennis players (and husband of Steffi Graf, one of the greatest ever female tennis players), wrote in his autobiography that "I hate tennis, hate it with a dark and secret passion, and always have"
59686 upvotes • comment • aug 04, 2020
Ex-homeless redditors, what was the scariest thing that you ever saw on the streets? [NSFW]
59683 upvotes • comment • apr 03, 2020
🔥 Velvet worm hunting a cockroach
59682 upvotes • comment • oct 11, 2020
COVID-19 is not transmitted from pregnant mothers to newborns. Four babies born in a hospital in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, did not show signs of infection and remain healthy today.
59681 upvotes • comment • mar 16, 2020
Trump Threatens Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf: I’ll Withhold Federal Aid Because You Didn’t Help My Campaign
59681 upvotes • comment • oct 26, 2020
Probably the best help screen in any game ever
59681 upvotes • comment • aug 14, 2020
Ayyyncient Rome
59677 upvotes • comment • mar 06, 2020
But but if you ain’t committing no crime there’s no need to fear the police...... or something like that......
59674 upvotes • comment • oct 10, 2020
This competition of some sort
59674 upvotes • comment • jun 07, 2020
I’m making a multiplayer game about penguins executing elaborate heists
59671 upvotes • comment • oct 18, 2020
Valley Stream, NY
59671 upvotes • comment • jul 13, 2020
Brits warned 'do not take US meat at any cost' as poultry farm horror exposed
59671 upvotes • comment • oct 20, 2020
I don’t care what your political party is, you should be angry.
59661 upvotes • comment • oct 07, 2020
Always follow your dreams
59657 upvotes • comment • sep 02, 2020
Idk if advent calendars are a thing elsewhere but this is very sweet
59657 upvotes • comment • nov 21, 2020
So Dragon's Dogma 2 is coming. The original had great combat but the character creator was super bad.
59650 upvotes • comment • nov 21, 2020
Kurikitaka!
59648 upvotes • comment • apr 26, 2020
Pre-med student on anesthesia
59642 upvotes • comment • sep 04, 2020
True fax
59641 upvotes • comment • apr 18, 2020
TIL since 2015, Sesame Street has been funded by HBO due to PBS funding issues
59636 upvotes • comment • jun 10, 2020
We have reached peak stupid
59633 upvotes • comment • jan 18, 2020
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine found to be nearly 95 percent effective in a preliminary analysis
59630 upvotes • comment • nov 16, 2020
She was having a lovely day playing in the pool until it all went terribly wrong.
59627 upvotes • comment • aug 03, 2020
Crane operator messes with sunbathing dude
59626 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2020
TIL that the founder of Old Bay seafood seasoning founded his own company after being fired by McCormick after two days on the job after they found out he was Jewish
59625 upvotes • comment • nov 07, 2020
Well yes but actually no
59624 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2020
Well, well, well... If it isn't the consequences of my own actions
59623 upvotes • comment • jul 23, 2020
Paris’ old Christmas tree.
59623 upvotes • comment • nov 18, 2020
Tom Wolf is the Governor of Pennsylvania, FYI. This person is mad they are asked to wear a mask in public
59622 upvotes • comment • may 18, 2020
A National Nightmare: Whoever Owns Trump’s Enormous Debts Could Be Running The Country
59622 upvotes • comment • sep 28, 2020
"Pardon me, could I trouble you for a few pets"
59621 upvotes • comment • feb 10, 2020
Thanks Buddy, I owe you one
59620 upvotes • comment • aug 12, 2020
Cursed_past
59619 upvotes • comment • nov 04, 2020
They're waiting
59618 upvotes • comment • apr 14, 2020
Disturbing everyone on the train
59616 upvotes • comment • may 14, 2020
Bronze statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be unveiled in Brooklyn during Women's History Month
59616 upvotes • comment • oct 14, 2020
TIL the Berlin Wall came down by mistake. When the East Germans planned to slowly open the border they announced it at a press conference without including a plan. When a reporter asked when it would be opened, the party official mistakenly said "Immediately, without delay" causing a run on the wall
59614 upvotes • comment • apr 30, 2020
Foster baby doesn’t understand why our old man won’t play with her. She follows him around like he is her mama 🥰
59612 upvotes • comment • sep 07, 2020
TIL Taco Bell has failed twice to expand their operations to Mexico. In 1992, Mexican customers found their tacos too expensive, and in 2010 their expansion restaurant closed because customers were unfamiliar with the menu items.
59611 upvotes • comment • nov 30, 2020
An Advanced useless machine.
59611 upvotes • comment • may 21, 2020
TIL: J.R.R Tolkien was rejected for a Nobel Prize, in 1961, on the grounds of his poor storytelling.
59609 upvotes • comment • sep 27, 2020
This happened within 20 minutes of the statue's installation.
59609 upvotes • comment • oct 17, 2020
White House Completely Misused Rapid COVID-19 Tests to Avoid Face Masks
59609 upvotes • comment • oct 04, 2020
This rock looks just like a steak
59608 upvotes • comment • nov 13, 2020
TIL In 36 BCE, Roman statesman Marcus Varro wrote about germs, describing “minute creatures which cannot be seen by the eyes, which…enter the body through the mouth and nose and there cause serious diseases.” The germ theory of disease would not be accepted widely for another 1,900 years.
59608 upvotes • comment • mar 18, 2020
TIL Michael Jackson's Super Bowl half time show was so successful that for the first time ever, a performance won higher ratings than the game.
59601 upvotes • comment • sep 01, 2020
"Meet Bloodhound" CGI Short. So the reception of the sneak peek was insane! Thank you! Enjoy the full video! (FAQ in comments)
59600 upvotes • comment • oct 10, 2020
Straight outta my way
59599 upvotes • comment • mar 11, 2020
My cat is known for her arm flops. So I recorded some more for you. Hope you enjoy it!
59599 upvotes • comment • jun 11, 2020
🔥 Bagworm moth caterpillar collects and saws little sticks and constructs elaborate log cabins to live in!
59597 upvotes • comment • jan 30, 2020
My son’s first time in the snow
59595 upvotes • comment • dec 17, 2020
Idiot travels around barricades and proceeds to sink truck under flooded bridge
59594 upvotes • comment • jun 10, 2020
Little girl poses with 50 STONE grizzly bear after it was adopted as a cub and brought up by Russian family.
59593 upvotes • comment • dec 24, 2020
Donald Trump should concede and ‘put country above his ego’, says Barack Obama
59590 upvotes • comment • nov 16, 2020
Who would've thunk?
59590 upvotes • comment • nov 05, 2020
School hasn’t started for me
59589 upvotes • comment • aug 10, 2020
Oof
59588 upvotes • comment • mar 24, 2020
You can't handle my elite music taste.
59582 upvotes • comment • jul 21, 2020
I'm a very bright student.
59582 upvotes • comment • nov 24, 2020
I took a photograph of Uranus and five of its moons
59581 upvotes • comment • nov 08, 2020
Trump, who told Obama to resign after one Ebola death, calls 160,000 COVID-19 deaths "fantastic job"
59579 upvotes • comment • aug 11, 2020
What’s unthinkable for men should be unthinkable for women
59575 upvotes • comment • oct 18, 2020
They had us in the first half, not gonna lie
59574 upvotes • comment • jan 24, 2020
This Karen Is Pure Trash
59572 upvotes • comment • apr 24, 2020
Extracting gel from a Aloe Vera plant
59569 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2020
Trump attacked for spending '1 in every 5 days' at a golf club in 2019. President famously told voters in 2016 he would be too busy ‘working for you’ to play.
59569 upvotes • comment • jan 01, 2020
LPT: If you find yourself in an abusive relationship that is hard to extricate yourself from, get a storage unit.
59569 upvotes • comment • mar 10, 2020
What is the most inoffensive thing you've seen someone get offended by?
59569 upvotes • comment • sep 11, 2020
Me me …it’s all about me
59568 upvotes • comment • apr 25, 2020
So you agree? You agree that police brutality IS an issue?
59567 upvotes • comment • jul 16, 2020
Ok now I know!
59565 upvotes • comment • mar 18, 2020
'I’m getting shot': attacks on journalists surge in US protests
59564 upvotes • comment • jun 05, 2020
Cotton Candy
59563 upvotes • comment • mar 11, 2020
Wholesome
59561 upvotes • comment • jul 20, 2020
Apocalyptic looking tornado
59560 upvotes • comment • sep 12, 2020
This is the home of someone who paid $750 in federal taxes
59553 upvotes • comment • nov 29, 2020
Quality Clapback
59550 upvotes • comment • feb 18, 2020
Drinking alcohol blocks the release of norepinephrine, a chemical that promotes attention, when we want to focus on something, in the brain. This may contribute to why drinkers have difficulty paying attention while under the influence.
59550 upvotes • comment • dec 06, 2020
The worst green screen ever used in the office
59549 upvotes • comment • dec 25, 2020
it's sooo good
59547 upvotes • comment • dec 08, 2020
When you constantly mash buttons to skip a conversation with an NPC
59542 upvotes • comment • feb 24, 2020
Prophecy
59541 upvotes • comment • apr 02, 2020
The irony..
59538 upvotes • comment • oct 28, 2020