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  1. TIL a father, John Crowley, was told his two infant children had an incurable genetic disorder that would kill them in less than a year. He refused to accept this, so he founded a biotech company (with no prior experience) which pioneered an experimental enzyme therapy that saved their lives.

    74975 upvotes • comment • may 14, 2022

  2. Man continues to film Andover Tornado right up untill it swallows his yard.

    74715 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2022

  3. Three little humans talking effusively in their own language

    74673 upvotes • comment • may 14, 2022

  4. McDonald's to leave Russia for good after 30 years

    74645 upvotes • comment • may 16, 2022

  5. Double vortexing drinking straw I invented during a dream after being bitten by a copperhead!

    74572 upvotes • comment • may 20, 2022

  6. A caterpillar that takes the form of a snake when it feels threatened

    74479 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2022

  7. Found this at the goodwill today in the toy bin [OC]

    74385 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2022

  8. Twitter shareholder sues Elon Musk for tanking the company’s stock

    74321 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2022

  9. This keypad randomizes the numbers every time so someone doesn't figure out the password from The hand movements

    74284 upvotes • comment • may 24, 2022

  10. This is so cute

    74282 upvotes • comment • may 11, 2022

  11. God has nothing to do with it

    74251 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2022

  12. Got laid off today with zero notice, found all my stuff already in a box when I got to work

    74233 upvotes • comment • may 10, 2022

  13. THIS

    74196 upvotes • comment • may 09, 2022

  14. Leftists are going to make your life better whether you like it or not

    74112 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2022

  15. It'd be a real shame

    74069 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2022

  16. What rights do we have to lose next?

    73825 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2022

  17. After close to 10 years of working in the food industry, I just purchased a convenient store that I’m gonna turn into a Brick oven Pizza restaurant! WISH ME LUCK!

    73800 upvotes • comment • may 18, 2022

  18. Pluto’s Mountains, Frozen Plains and Foggy Hazes - from NASA’s New Horizons Space Probe

    73748 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2022

  19. Wait…

    73720 upvotes • comment • may 10, 2022

  20. Lightning struck a vent and traveled up into a toilet during a thunderstorm.

    73685 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2022

  21. TIL in 2000, an art exhibition in Denmark featured ten functional blenders containing live goldfish. Visitors were given the option of pressing the “on” button. At least one visitor did, killing two goldfish. This led to the museum director being charged with and, later, acquitted of animal cruelty.

    73683 upvotes • comment • may 10, 2022

  22. The heart of a fool is in his mouth- or in this case, his thumbs

    73638 upvotes • comment • may 21, 2022

  23. to produce tears during the act of "crying".

    73583 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2022

  24. Close it! close it! close it!

    73563 upvotes • comment • may 20, 2022

  25. LPT: If your pet uncharacteristically starts having random “accidents,” do not start scolding as it could be a sign of a serious issue. Mine starting having accidents last week. Today he was put to sleep and all I can think about was how tough I was on him because of things he had no control over.

    73484 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2022

  26. LPT as you get older, do your best to get used to being taught things by people younger than you, respecting them for their knowledge. don't condescend because of their age or take it as a hit to your own ego.

    73331 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2022

  27. I don't have any words, this happened on my way to work this morning...

    73267 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2022

  28. Be me, sitting in my car, having lunch. Watched a woman hit the pole. Called police on me. Claimed I moved the pole to cause her to get into an accident. Had to stay for an hour while the incident was investigated.

    73160 upvotes • comment • may 18, 2022

  29. Lithuania recognises war in Ukraine as genocide, Russia as terrorist state

    73037 upvotes • comment • may 10, 2022

  30. Lady said my step dad hit her

    72983 upvotes • comment • may 11, 2022

  31. Biden urges Congress to codify Roe v. Wade into law

    72953 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2022

  32. Liz Cheney says Republicans have ‘enabled white nationalism, white supremacy, and anti-semitism’

    72768 upvotes • comment • may 16, 2022

  33. Student gets a zero on an assignment for turning it in unstapled

    72765 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2022

  34. couple goals

    72692 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2022

  35. the best audience ever

    72654 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2022

  36. Florida woman had a medical episode while driving and lost consciousness, good Samaritans help by stopping the car and saving the woman's life

    72503 upvotes • comment • may 11, 2022

  37. Those puny little ants outnumber us 100 to 1

    72364 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2022

  38. Be neighborly

    72332 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2022

  39. "Pro life" indeed.

    72211 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2022

  40. 11-Year-Old Survivor of Uvalde Massacre Put Blood on Herself and Played Dead, Aunt Says

    72182 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2022

  41. Love it

    72174 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2022

  42. Nearly 2000 CG Artists were challenged to create the best five-second contraption to move a ball from the top of the screen to the bottom. All of the submissions were then combined into the internet’s largest 3D contraption! These are some of the top 100 submissions.

    72169 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2022

  43. This escalated indeed!

    72119 upvotes • comment • may 29, 2022

  44. Trainers helped boy to conquer his box jump fear

    72108 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2022

  45. George W Bush accidentally condemns 'unjustified and brutal' Iraq invasion

    72106 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2022

  46. Got my piece of shot down Russian plane today after donating to dronesforukraine.fund

    72089 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2022

  47. Lil Pump saves a fan having a seizure

    71831 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2022

  48. Sweden's foreign minister signs official NATO membership application

    71768 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2022

  49. The reason why pregnant people get ultrasounds and not MRIs, is that in an MRI, this is what a fetus looks like

    71615 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2022

  50. Guy wants to try a stunt

    71291 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2022

  51. Ukrainian Troops Appear To Have Fought All The Way To The Russian Border

    71251 upvotes • comment • may 11, 2022

  52. Tilly Smith, 10 y/o girl is a hero who is credited with saving the lives of hundreds of tourists during Tsunami hit Thailand

    71204 upvotes • comment • may 20, 2022

  53. simply incredible : florida high school class president zander moricz was told by his school that they would cut his microphone if he said “gay” during his commencement speech

    71191 upvotes • comment • may 24, 2022

  54. Pro-Life Until You’re Born

    71095 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2022

  55. I graduated with a B.S. in Physics the same day as the total lunar eclipse - here's my grad photo

    70920 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2022

  56. That's just crazy talk

    70824 upvotes • comment • may 18, 2022

  57. I’m at Jimmy Johns and nobody is here

    70800 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2022

  58. me_irl

    70781 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2022

  59. This Irish supermarket has quiet evenings for sensitive people.

    70779 upvotes • comment • may 14, 2022

  60. TIL that Queen Elizabeth II had two severely disabled first cousins who were publicly pronounced dead in 1940 and 1961 respectively, but actually lived in a care home with no visits or support from the royal family until their actual deaths in 1986 and 2014.

    70779 upvotes • comment • may 30, 2022

  61. Dr. Acula reporting for duty

    70459 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2022

  62. Guy told cop I cut him off. Do you see when I did that?

    70416 upvotes • comment • may 27, 2022

  63. American women can obtain abortions in Canada if Roe v. Wade falls, Canadian minister says

    70399 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2022

  64. (OC) I had a crappy birthday but my local pizza place had my back.

    70338 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2022

  65. Proof I bought a donut.

    70276 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2022

  66. And countless Republicans actually listen to what she has to say…

    70249 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2022

  67. A statue in Istanbul to honor Tombili, a famous stray cat. He used to sit in this position and watch passers-by.

    70240 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2022

  68. Kittens meet puppies for the first time!

    70228 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2022

  69. Judge sentences former reality TV star Josh Duggar to more than 12 years in prison for child pornography conviction

    70223 upvotes • comment • may 25, 2022

  70. How did she reach that conclusion???

    70222 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2022

  71. can relate

    70159 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2022

  72. It's easy as that

    69955 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2022

  73. Is that so much to ask for? ☹️

    69834 upvotes • comment • may 16, 2022

  74. Florida judge says DeSantis' redistricting map is unconstitutional

    69750 upvotes • comment • may 11, 2022

  75. This fence that traps these poor magpies in it

    69745 upvotes • comment • may 18, 2022

  76. Netflix customers canceling service increasingly includes long-term subscribers

    69678 upvotes • comment • may 18, 2022

  77. It do be like that

    69607 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2022

  78. Skillfully removing invasive sea urchins

    69466 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2022

  79. True story

    69451 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2022

  80. More and more people are realizing a simple truth

    69324 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2022

  81. I don't care how bad "government healthcare" could be. The doctor death panels could accidentally infect me with megaherpes and I'd still prefer that to Aetna.

    69309 upvotes • comment • may 20, 2022

  82. Texas school district locked down on reports of shooter

    69236 upvotes • comment • may 24, 2022

  83. A picture from the boom operator of me refueling on my 100th mission over Afghanistan

    69194 upvotes • comment • may 29, 2022

  84. Lithium added to water creates an explosion

    69043 upvotes • comment • may 31, 2022

  85. meirl

    68926 upvotes • comment • may 16, 2022

  86. [OC] This is America

    68860 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2022

  87. It’s me…

    68677 upvotes • comment • may 25, 2022

  88. hey you there!

    68578 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2022

  89. Forced Ads on the highest PAID plan of Peacock that SPECIFICALLY says NO ADS

    68561 upvotes • comment • may 30, 2022

  90. the cops at Uvalde literally stood outside and refused to go in after the shooter and even stopped parents from helping their kids

    68520 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2022

  91. Daughter takes picture of her dad on his graduation day.

    68379 upvotes • comment • may 16, 2022

  92. Motorcyclist chases after POS driver who fled from a Hit and Run

    68377 upvotes • comment • may 27, 2022

  93. This Man Took Over 1,000 Children Of Fallen Soldiers To Disneyland Free Of Charge

    68327 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2022

  94. We can’t let 5 judges rip away the rights of millions of people

    68282 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2022

  95. This won’t change anyone

    68279 upvotes • comment • may 27, 2022

  96. AOC has a message for Americans who already paid off their student loans: 'We can support things we won't directly benefit from'

    68275 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2022

  97. Scientists have found children who spent an above-average time playing video games increased their intelligence more than the average, while TV watching or social media had neither a positive nor a negative effect

    68253 upvotes • comment • may 15, 2022

  98. There’s a yard sale!

    68247 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2022

  99. Finnish leaders confirm Nato application

    68174 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2022

  100. Ted Cruz smiling as a concerned citizen confronts him about the Texas school shooting that killed 19 children and says that their deaths are on his hands.

    68150 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2022