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  1. TIL Medieval myths surrounding salamanders being resistant to fire were due to salamanders habit of hibernating in logs… putting another log in the fire = salamander scurrying from the fire … leading people to believe they were “born of fire”.

    15442 upvotes • comment • sep 06, 2022

  2. Valeri Polyakov - the holder of the record for the longest single stay in space dies today 19/09/2022

    15434 upvotes • comment • sep 19, 2022

  3. The early bird catches the worm, but the night owl has different dietary requirements so it doesn't matter

    15406 upvotes • comment • sep 01, 2022

  4. cursed masturbating

    15403 upvotes • comment • sep 24, 2022

  5. Answer or go back to Weenie Hut

    15386 upvotes • comment • sep 29, 2022

  6. My husband has been lying to me about our finances and we are fucked

    15381 upvotes • comment • sep 10, 2022

  7. Yeah, good luck with that.

    15379 upvotes • comment • sep 19, 2022

  8. Got promoted at work, it’s a fresh morning, about to grab a full English at a cafe, life’s good.

    15366 upvotes • comment • sep 24, 2022

  9. You can only give one tip to a new elden ring player. What is it?

    15365 upvotes • comment • sep 26, 2022

  10. Nobody came to my son's party last night WTF

    15346 upvotes • comment • sep 19, 2022

  11. "We should have listened to our Baltic and Polish friends who lived under Soviet rule." - Finnish PM

    15335 upvotes • comment • sep 14, 2022

  12. Men and women are burning Hijab in the streets of Iran

    15334 upvotes • comment • sep 21, 2022

  13. Thanks, I hate persuading kids

    15328 upvotes • comment • sep 30, 2022

  14. Getting a tan

    15325 upvotes • comment • sep 29, 2022

  15. Trump asks judge to pass cost of “special master” to the American taxpayer

    15321 upvotes • comment • sep 12, 2022

  16. Told my gf to trust me. over -60% of 10k in one month. It "was" her money. She doesn't know😩😩

    15317 upvotes • comment • sep 14, 2022

  17. Endless tail chasing loop

    15316 upvotes • comment • sep 05, 2022

  18. Someone found the Office recreated in the video game Last of Us

    15314 upvotes • comment • sep 11, 2022

  19. Step grandfather thought this woodwork to get the queer out of him.

    15285 upvotes • comment • sep 17, 2022

  20. TIL The head of the Gestapo during WW2, Heinrich Muller, was never found. Multiple conflicting stories about his death or survival exist, and he's one of the highest ranking 'missing' Nazis.

    15274 upvotes • comment • sep 03, 2022

  21. To give you an idea of just how large Saturn’s “hexagon” storm is.

    15273 upvotes • comment • sep 10, 2022

  22. Children who bullied others at the age of 8–9 are more likely to commit violent offences by the age of 31. Boys who bullied others frequently were three times more likely to commit a severe violent offence such as homicide or aggravated assault than boys who never bullied.

    15261 upvotes • comment • sep 09, 2022

  23. [50/50] Awkward Date | Awesome Date

    15257 upvotes • comment • sep 01, 2022

  24. iPhone overtakes Android to claim majority of US smartphone market

    15242 upvotes • comment • sep 04, 2022

  25. World's Largest Container Line Reroutes Around Endangered Blue Whales

    15234 upvotes • comment • sep 11, 2022

  26. i literally can never tell

    15202 upvotes • comment • sep 16, 2022

  27. Composer John Williams Receives Honorary Knighthood from the Late Queen Elizabeth II for His Contributions to Film Music

    15201 upvotes • comment • sep 24, 2022

  28. "Opposite ends of the eyebrow spectrum"

    15198 upvotes • comment • sep 17, 2022

  29. I ordered a single SSD off of Amazon. They accidentally sent me 10.

    15187 upvotes • comment • sep 11, 2022

  30. This man kept his hand in this position for 45 minutes so his daughter could sleep well

    15154 upvotes • comment • sep 28, 2022

  31. The way they shift the wooden blocks in this race

    15153 upvotes • comment • sep 01, 2022

  32. This is the moment a mother in St Petersburg, Russia was swept away by a current of about 10ft a second. It was later confirmed rescue divers never found a body so it's assumed the mother of two is now dead.

    15140 upvotes • comment • sep 27, 2022

  33. WCGW Robbing A Supermarket

    15132 upvotes • comment • sep 22, 2022

  34. Woman kills ex-landlord with hammer after he confronted her about forged checks, prosecutors say

    15106 upvotes • comment • sep 30, 2022

  35. $9.99 to change my name?!..fuck off Xbox. Guess I'm keeping sukmyballsweat69 forever then 🙄

    15104 upvotes • comment • sep 11, 2022

  36. to debate what a woman is

    15082 upvotes • comment • sep 15, 2022

  37. That's what heroes do.

    15080 upvotes • comment • sep 12, 2022

  38. TIFU when I allowed my girlfriend's brother to spend the night

    15058 upvotes • comment • sep 02, 2022

  39. 1964 "Mermaids" at Disneyland waving to guests on a Submarine ride.

    15052 upvotes • comment • sep 02, 2022

  40. Trying to get someone from every province to comment Day 1

    15046 upvotes • comment • sep 19, 2022

  41. Just an ordinary cat [OC]

    15035 upvotes • comment • sep 28, 2022

  42. [Postgame Thread] Appalachian State Defeats Texas A&M 17-14

    15032 upvotes • comment • sep 10, 2022

  43. LPT: Be careful buying a used car (in the U.S.) in the coming months

    15017 upvotes • comment • sep 29, 2022

  44. simple and genius

    15006 upvotes • comment • sep 29, 2022

  45. Annoying butterfly

    15005 upvotes • comment • sep 17, 2022

  46. What item do you guys put in your Offhand? (also, say why!)

    15003 upvotes • comment • sep 25, 2022

  47. 1845

    15001 upvotes • comment • sep 10, 2022

  48. Man who threatened Merriam Webster dictionary over updated gender pronouns pleads guilty

    14989 upvotes • comment • sep 17, 2022

  49. ‘I Don’t Believe In God Anymore’: Britney Spears Posts 2-Minute Recording Speaking To Son Jayden As Public Family Fight Intensifies.

    14975 upvotes • comment • sep 05, 2022

  50. Player’s family when he gets red-carded right after being subbed in

    14971 upvotes • comment • sep 18, 2022

  51. Accidentally kicked the seat in front of me. And it happened.

    14965 upvotes • comment • sep 07, 2022

  52. What would you do---19 students, 5 names

    14962 upvotes • comment • sep 19, 2022

  53. "My longest meowboy ever"

    14944 upvotes • comment • sep 06, 2022

  54. Neighbor got a new dog, I’m dying

    14935 upvotes • comment • sep 05, 2022

  55. The kid looking up

    14920 upvotes • comment • sep 08, 2022

  56. Ken Paxton’s office knew he’d be subpoenaed before he fled his home to avoid being served, emails show

    14908 upvotes • comment • sep 29, 2022

  57. Spending money modding their vehicle just to be a prick to other drivers and increasing their negative impact on the environment. Also most likely going over 80 mph

    14907 upvotes • comment • sep 20, 2022

  58. So, did you like the zoo?

    14901 upvotes • comment • sep 10, 2022

  59. Father Who Beat Son’s Rapist Speaks Out

    14898 upvotes • comment • sep 15, 2022

  60. TIL that 40% of amateur Japanese golfers carry hole-in-one insurance. In Japan, if you make a hole-in-one you are expected to throw a party in your honor, which can cost thousands of dollars.

    14898 upvotes • comment • sep 28, 2022

  61. TIL there is a very small (9-inch-tall) aluminum pyramid on the very top of the Washington Monument, because at the time it was completed, aluminum was considered more precious than gold or silver

    14893 upvotes • comment • sep 26, 2022

  62. Mermaid

    14893 upvotes • comment • sep 25, 2022

  63. little buddy mode for the win

    14888 upvotes • comment • sep 16, 2022

  64. Washington mayor declares public emergency over migrant arrivals from Texas, Arizona

    14870 upvotes • comment • sep 09, 2022

  65. meirl

    14849 upvotes • comment • sep 22, 2022

  66. No answer will be a valid answer smh

    14841 upvotes • comment • sep 13, 2022

  67. Definitely an OSHA issue

    14831 upvotes • comment • sep 03, 2022

  68. It took so much longer than it looks to have but I’m very proud of my new painting!

    14826 upvotes • comment • sep 05, 2022

  69. TIL: Giuseppe Jona (renowned physician) of Venice was demanded by the Nazi’s to hand over a list of all Jews that lived there, which he possessed. On the day of the handover, he burned the list, then killed himself. His actions resulted in only 243 deported Jews and approx. 1,200 saved.

    14816 upvotes • comment • sep 04, 2022

  70. Being surprised with a baby piglet

    14816 upvotes • comment • sep 08, 2022

  71. ????

    14810 upvotes • comment • sep 17, 2022

  72. A lethal dose of fentanyl

    14801 upvotes • comment • sep 02, 2022

  73. Brave rooster battles hawk and saves hen's life.

    14799 upvotes • comment • sep 09, 2022

  74. What is the most controversial food opinion you have?

    14795 upvotes • comment • sep 18, 2022

  75. TIL that German law imposes a duty upon everyone to provide aid or assistance to people who are injured. Three people were prosecuted and fined for failing to provide assistance to a man who collapsed in a bank and later died.

    14791 upvotes • comment • sep 19, 2022

  76. A Capitol rioter who received phone call from the White House on Jan. 6 was identified as a 26-year-old Trump-loving New Yorker who joked about shooting Nancy Pelosi

    14783 upvotes • comment • sep 27, 2022

  77. RaISe WaRRioRs NoT SHeEp!

    14775 upvotes • comment • sep 02, 2022

  78. My 40 year old coworker started texting me, and being incredibly disturbing. I'm 19

    14767 upvotes • comment • sep 03, 2022

  79. Crazy kid goes around damaging neighborhood properties and gets arrested after

    14763 upvotes • comment • sep 30, 2022

  80. 🔥 Security of the baby elephant

    14756 upvotes • comment • sep 25, 2022

  81. Garmin Reacts to Apple Watch Ultra: 'We Measure Battery Life in Months. Not Hours.'

    14756 upvotes • comment • sep 09, 2022

  82. TIL: That after watching males succeed at a series of puzzling tasks, female birds traded their simple-minded beaus for more cognitively competent partners.

    14743 upvotes • comment • sep 09, 2022

  83. TIFU by mistaking my drink bottle for my vodka bottle

    14738 upvotes • comment • sep 21, 2022

  84. We all remember our first kiss

    14722 upvotes • comment • sep 04, 2022

  85. Seal sleeping under water

    14706 upvotes • comment • sep 27, 2022

  86. look what they did to my boi

    14691 upvotes • comment • sep 30, 2022

  87. Let me drink this latte in peace😪

    14688 upvotes • comment • sep 07, 2022

  88. False alarm guys

    14684 upvotes • comment • sep 26, 2022

  89. 🔥 Close up of the fangs of a rattlesnake (left) and Gaboon viper (right)

    14669 upvotes • comment • sep 12, 2022

  90. Police officer “detains” guy after getting in his face

    14661 upvotes • comment • sep 27, 2022

  91. My hero

    14661 upvotes • comment • sep 07, 2022

  92. It was a great moment though

    14661 upvotes • comment • sep 24, 2022

  93. I REALLY F******’D Up boys. My dad passed away and left me $100,000 to have. I decided to trade it this week on the way down. I hammered puts on Wednesday and swung them. Work up the the Bank of England bailing the market out and the S&P50 rose 2% that day. I realized the Losses and now have shit

    14654 upvotes • comment • sep 29, 2022

  94. Made this platter of BBQ'd meats and veggies for the roommates. They neither thanked me or even bothered to try any...

    14653 upvotes • comment • sep 18, 2022

  95. Hey. My teacher used to do this to me.

    14647 upvotes • comment • sep 22, 2022

  96. Conservatives Are Melting Down Because Lizzo Played James Madison’s Crystal Flute

    14638 upvotes • comment • sep 30, 2022

  97. A shark spotted swimming on a road flooded by hurricane Ian in Ft Myers Florida

    14632 upvotes • comment • sep 28, 2022

  98. Latvia to reintroduce conscription for men aged 18-27

    14623 upvotes • comment • sep 23, 2022

  99. Thanks, I hate frogs now.

    14611 upvotes • comment • sep 23, 2022

  100. The queue is getting out of hand.

    14608 upvotes • comment • sep 17, 2022