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'Very Dark Moment for the Senate': Republicans Block Consideration of Covid Relief While Rushing Ahead With Barrett Confirmation
56547 upvotes • comment • oct 24, 2020
TIL, in 1978, Richard Branson was trying to impress his girlfriend by pretending to buy a private island in the BVI. It was listed for $6M, he offered $100k as a joke. The owner settled for $180k, and Branson bought Necker Island. He would marry the same girl there 11 years later.
56547 upvotes • comment • jun 12, 2020
Welcome to the Bat Family
56545 upvotes • comment • oct 23, 2020
Lady came into the hospital with her sleeping baby & was struggling between holding her baby & filling out paperwork when this kind soul asked her if she would like him to hold her baby while she filled out her information. He rocked the baby as if he was his own. Faith in humanity restored.
56544 upvotes • comment • feb 14, 2020
She did not deserve to die
56542 upvotes • comment • dec 01, 2020
Republican Sen. Mike Lee said fact-checking is a form of censorship
56541 upvotes • comment • oct 29, 2020
She will pick her moment
56536 upvotes • comment • oct 17, 2020
Ight, imma head out
56533 upvotes • comment • dec 13, 2020
As a healthcare worker, I find clapping extremely cringy. This is literally our job. Stop glorifying us.
56533 upvotes • comment • apr 13, 2020
Go Way Back
56532 upvotes • comment • nov 29, 2020
Saw this truck rushing a massive load of thoughts and prayers to my local hospital
56531 upvotes • comment • mar 21, 2020
I made a Master Chief wall bust out of 58 pages of cardstock. 231 pieces in all!
56529 upvotes • comment • mar 15, 2020
Katherine Johnson, legendary NASA Langley mathematician, dies at age of 101
56529 upvotes • comment • feb 24, 2020
What non-sexual fantasies do you have?
56525 upvotes • comment • aug 23, 2020
When the Presidential motorcade passes by
56524 upvotes • comment • oct 17, 2020
The picture on the left is a painting by the Hungarian Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (1853 – 1919), titled "Old Fisherman". If you mirror the left side, you get a praying old man in a boat on a calm sea. If you do it with the right side, however, the Devil looks at you, behind him a stormy scene.
56524 upvotes • comment • sep 26, 2020
Experiment to demonstrate how germs spread using fluorescent light
56523 upvotes • comment • may 09, 2020
This little guy hearing a violin for the first time
56513 upvotes • comment • sep 17, 2020
Man who previously attacked disabled man fails to control himself once again
56510 upvotes • comment • sep 08, 2020
'I can't imagine why': Trump says he takes no responsibility for people ingesting disinfectant despite telling them to
56508 upvotes • comment • apr 27, 2020
Her son built a suitcase made of wood, so she wouldn't carry her clothes on a sheet
56508 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2020
I used science
56507 upvotes • comment • jan 21, 2020
More Americans blame the U.S. government than foreign nations for the country’s coronavirus crisis
56507 upvotes • comment • oct 05, 2020
My girl always greets people with her stuffed animals
56505 upvotes • comment • mar 31, 2020
Wisdom of the generation.
56502 upvotes • comment • jul 02, 2020
TIL that Ozzy Osborne had his genome sequenced to better understand how he's still alive after years of hard drug and alcohol abuse.
56501 upvotes • comment • jun 13, 2020
These are made of glass
56501 upvotes • comment • jul 18, 2020
My co-worker's wedding photo/FB profile picture. Co-worker is the chick.
56498 upvotes • comment • sep 15, 2020
Dad is overcome with pride by Daughters Dad joke
56497 upvotes • comment • mar 31, 2020
Birdie loves hiding in his owner's hair
56495 upvotes • comment • oct 15, 2020
I took a picture of Jupiter (with moons) rising over the mountain forest
56492 upvotes • comment • jul 24, 2020
Tessa Thompson Confirms Christian Bale Will Play the Villain in 'Thor: Love and Thunder'
56492 upvotes • comment • mar 06, 2020
What's something that you've never learned to do?
56491 upvotes • comment • feb 19, 2020
Imagine how they must've felt
56491 upvotes • comment • apr 29, 2020
AOC reminds ‘proud Latina’ Kim Guilfoyle that citizens of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens
56486 upvotes • comment • aug 25, 2020
Betsy DeVos openly admits she's using the pandemic to impose her private school choice agenda. “Yes, absolutely,” DeVos replied when asked if she was trying to "utilize" the crisis to help "faith-based schools"
56485 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2020
A Madison, WI coffee shop that declared itself a "mask free zone" in defiance of county mask order is closing permanently after landlord chooses not to renew lease.
56484 upvotes • comment • aug 21, 2020
So true
56484 upvotes • comment • dec 31, 2020
I work at an asparagus farm and sometimes 2 asparagus will grow too close to one another and form a bigger one.
56483 upvotes • comment • jun 12, 2020
TIL The "Holbrook Holiday" is a creative punishment invented by an Ohio judge. Instead of a standard jail term, he takes a holiday away from the criminal for the next several years by making them report to jail for the holiday
56482 upvotes • comment • apr 08, 2020
Republicans’ 2020 strategy is to prevent as many people as possible from voting
56481 upvotes • comment • jun 14, 2020
Tried that trend with my own bird... Let's just say my heart exploded
56480 upvotes • comment • oct 04, 2020
What was your 'F*** it, done helping others' moment?
56471 upvotes • comment • nov 18, 2020
Tactical TicTac
56469 upvotes • comment • dec 17, 2020
CDC director: U.S. could get coronavirus "under control" in 4-8 weeks if everyone wears masks
56469 upvotes • comment • jul 14, 2020
Troubling video appears to show Oklahoma police zap man dozens of times before death
56467 upvotes • comment • jul 15, 2020
Never read the Justin’s Almond Butter label before...
56467 upvotes • comment • apr 09, 2020
Trumped
56464 upvotes • comment • nov 04, 2020
Slavery never ended. It just adapted and evolved
56464 upvotes • comment • nov 22, 2020
Doctors and nurses of reddit what have been your "WHY DIDN'T YOU COME IN SOONER!?" Moments?
56463 upvotes • comment • oct 25, 2020
This is the kind of thing we all need to see
56462 upvotes • comment • apr 27, 2020
Essential oil Karen alert!
56459 upvotes • comment • sep 20, 2020
Community star Yvette Nicole Brown calls out Lil Wayne for posting photo smiling alongside Trump | 'There’s nothing a white supremacist could offer me that is worth my people,' she wrote
56458 upvotes • comment • oct 30, 2020
They said put in a mask. Didn't say which kind of mask!
56454 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2020
They did the math
56454 upvotes • comment • jan 17, 2020
Modern problems require modern solutions
56454 upvotes • comment • jul 18, 2020
POTUS on coronavirus: 'If we stop testing right now, we'd have very few cases, if any'
56454 upvotes • comment • jun 15, 2020
Ouch..just kidding
56453 upvotes • comment • aug 05, 2020
Mitch McConnell ‘refusing to debate his election rival if there is a female moderator’
56452 upvotes • comment • sep 29, 2020
Proud Boys Armed With Baseball Bats And Paintball Guns Attack A BLM Protester
56450 upvotes • comment • sep 07, 2020
TIL that when astronauts are outside the ISS, space-borne compounds adhere to their suits causing a distinctive scent when they return to the station. The smell is so unusual that NASA reached out to a top fragrance maker to re-create the odor for its training simulations.
56448 upvotes • comment • mar 02, 2020
Hope this makes your day better.
56448 upvotes • comment • jun 29, 2020
TIL that Stephen Baldwin has a tattoo on his left shoulder of the initials "HM" for Hannah Montana. He got it because Miley Cryus told him he could cameo on the show if he had the initials tattooed on his body. He was never given the opportunity to cameo and now regrets getting the tattoo.
56445 upvotes • comment • may 27, 2020
This used to be fun for some reason
56442 upvotes • comment • apr 25, 2020
Mom 1987 (left) Daughter 2020 (right)
56440 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2020
Animal rights group stealing homeless man's puppy
56439 upvotes • comment • jan 09, 2020
The Force is Strong with this Kid
56437 upvotes • comment • feb 21, 2020
Social Distancing [From r/Veryfuckingstupid]
56437 upvotes • comment • jun 29, 2020
Ever. Ever.
56436 upvotes • comment • feb 28, 2020
My mom passed in April, we had no recent pictures. My dad is still here, don't make my mistake.
56436 upvotes • comment • dec 16, 2020
sea serpents resurfacing from deep waters
56430 upvotes • comment • feb 16, 2020
Watched Peter Pan recently and saw someone that looked a little too familiar
56430 upvotes • comment • apr 12, 2020
I was arrested, jailed and assaulted by a guard. My ‘crime’? Being a journalist in Trump’s America
56429 upvotes • comment • jul 09, 2020
Waiting under the bridge, Me, Digital, 2020
56429 upvotes • comment • apr 02, 2020
European college warns students to return from “poorly developed” U.S. during pandemic. Experts say U.S. health system ill-equipped to handle epidemic amid warnings hospitals will have to ration care
56428 upvotes • comment • mar 17, 2020
[Serious] If you could learn the honest truth behind any rumor or mystery from the course of human history, what secret would you like to unravel?
56425 upvotes • comment • jul 06, 2020
An acceptable traffic jam
56423 upvotes • comment • jul 12, 2020
This is the worst acting i have ever seen
56421 upvotes • comment • dec 20, 2020
Lindsey Graham’s Alleged Attempt to Toss Georgia Ballots Is Felony Election Fraud
56417 upvotes • comment • nov 20, 2020
Philadelphia PD putting baton in black man's hand to accuse him of brutality
56416 upvotes • comment • jun 02, 2020
Insane Parents Destroy Their Child’s Art Tablet for... not getting up on time.
56414 upvotes • comment • mar 09, 2020
This is real great.
56411 upvotes • comment • apr 07, 2020
This is so wholesome.
56405 upvotes • comment • apr 07, 2020
As a veteran, this makes me angry
56404 upvotes • comment • nov 21, 2020
Yes, Dear
56404 upvotes • comment • feb 18, 2020
Megathread: President Donald Trump Refuses to Participate in the Next Debate, Which is Scheduled to be Held Virtually
56401 upvotes • comment • oct 08, 2020
Don't wanna brag about it but I got the ps5 early.
56400 upvotes • comment • jun 15, 2020
Ted Yoho resigns from board of Christian organization after clash with AOC
56400 upvotes • comment • jul 25, 2020
cable guy drills a hole in the side of house, into a closet, through a guitar case, and right through a Martin HD-28V...
56400 upvotes • comment • sep 15, 2020
Four zookeepers in Cornwall, UK, decided to self-isolate on the grounds of a wildlife sanctuary to make sure the animals are properly cared for during the coronavirus crisis.
56400 upvotes • comment • mar 31, 2020
Dinner's ready
56398 upvotes • comment • may 20, 2020
TIL pineapples in the 1700s were worth over $8000 in present-day currency. People would literally rent them to flex at parties.
56398 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2020
I spent way too much time on this (OC)
56397 upvotes • comment • apr 20, 2020
New Zealand to purchase Covid-19 vaccines for Pacific Island neighbours, including Samoa and Tonga
56397 upvotes • comment • dec 16, 2020
A side quest for the modern era
56395 upvotes • comment • jul 12, 2020
I really kneaded it
56394 upvotes • comment • dec 10, 2020
TIL when Arnold Schwarzenegger was Governor of California, rival politicians accused him of hiding the words, 'Fuck You', in an acrostic-style message to them when he vetoed a bill. When asked, Schwarzenegger's campaign team said, "My goodness. What a coincidence."
56393 upvotes • comment • jul 06, 2020
I had no idea there were so many different sizes!
56393 upvotes • comment • jan 11, 2020
Yes sir
56392 upvotes • comment • oct 22, 2020
If immortality was granted to 1 million individuals worldwide, what would be a fair selection process?
56389 upvotes • comment • mar 23, 2020