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Reddit (30 May 2023)

  1. TIL a family in Georgia claimed to have passed down a song in an unknown language from the time of their enslavement; scientists identified the song as a genuine West African funeral song in the Mende language that had survived multiple transmissions from mother to daughter over multiple centuries

    96318 upvotes • 1878 comments • may 30, 2023

  2. Reddit legends Bad Luck Brian and Doge meet in Japan, May 2023

    74847 upvotes • 897 comments • may 30, 2023

  3. It's that easy

    66633 upvotes • 2175 comments • may 30, 2023

  4. Home Depot employee named Andrew gets fed up with rude customer to the point he quits his job.

    60360 upvotes • 8810 comments • may 30, 2023

  5. Who are these people?

    55806 upvotes • 5024 comments • may 30, 2023

  6. Texas: we openly crime here!

    51702 upvotes • 1510 comments • may 30, 2023

  7. My dad spent over 20 minutes writing this graduation note for me. He was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2009 and has had 3 brain surgeries and a lot of radiation. Writing is extremely difficult for him but he still managed to write this on my card. I’m keeping this forever. (OC)

    50499 upvotes • 742 comments • may 30, 2023

  8. 16-year-old dog gets great new home

    49792 upvotes • 837 comments • may 30, 2023

  9. This move is so hard to pull of that it was made illegal in 1976 and this Olympic athlete was penalized for it.

    49598 upvotes • 1376 comments • may 30, 2023

  10. meirl

    49069 upvotes • 1829 comments • may 30, 2023