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  1. TIL about "Agloe, New York," a fake town created by mapmakers as a copyright trap to catch plagiarists. Decades later, a real store was built at that location and named "Agloe General Store" because the owners saw it on the map, effectively turning the fake town into a real one.

    9917 upvotes • comment • jan 02, 2026

  2. Former Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice, Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment"

    9912 upvotes • comment • jan 22, 2026

  3. The happiest orange cat

    9909 upvotes • comment • jan 10, 2026

  4. So happy for her.

    9902 upvotes • comment • jan 18, 2026

  5. Me thinks theres a pattern 😮‍💨

    9901 upvotes • comment • jan 26, 2026

  6. Ed Davey: Trump is acting like an international gangster.

    9897 upvotes • comment • jan 20, 2026

  7. Made me smile on this “cold”(60°), rainy day in the Sunshine State.

    9893 upvotes • comment • jan 15, 2026

  8. Trump on Minneapolis: "I'll say it very plainly — elections have consequences. The people want law and order. And we have a silent majority. They like what we're doing."

    9883 upvotes • comment • jan 30, 2026

  9. My usual desk has been 'stolen' and there is nothing I can do

    9876 upvotes • comment • jan 22, 2026

  10. I carry shelter dogs around NYC in a dog backpack to help them get adopted. Meet Pinetta!

    9870 upvotes • comment • jan 26, 2026

  11. 5 years ago today, the U.S. Capitol Building was attacked by a mob of Donald Trump supporters. Last year, Donald Trump issued pardons for over 1,500 individuals in connection to the riots.

    9843 upvotes • comment • jan 06, 2026

  12. 12 years later everyone still recognized him

    9829 upvotes • comment • jan 24, 2026

  13. Seeing so many people give up on the show and trash it as “destroying Fallout lore” before Season 2 is even half over, Nolan was completely vindicated saying this.

    9815 upvotes • comment • jan 09, 2026

  14. [Loved trope] Endings so controversial that it turns the fandom schizophrenic

    9804 upvotes • comment • jan 07, 2026

  15. Trump administration freezes childcare, food aid funds to Colorado

    9792 upvotes • comment • jan 07, 2026

  16. If you’re a 70s, 80s or 90s baby.. you know

    9778 upvotes • comment • jan 06, 2026

  17. Average American diet?

    9764 upvotes • comment • jan 12, 2026

  18. BREAKING: 41 former military leaders back Sen. Mark Kelly in Pentagon lawsuit

    9760 upvotes • comment • jan 21, 2026

  19. Combat Veteran asks federal Agents about Minnesota’s public street laws.

    9758 upvotes • comment • jan 18, 2026

  20. How safe is your country for women

    9753 upvotes • comment • jan 04, 2026

  21. Trump is preparing to use the insurrection act in Minnesota and send in federal troops. For people who have stayed quiet so far, what will it take for you to speak out?

    9744 upvotes • comment • jan 15, 2026

  22. [Postgame Thread] Miami Defeats Ohio State 24-14

    9729 upvotes • comment • jan 01, 2026

  23. A headline from 1986.

    9722 upvotes • comment • jan 15, 2026

  24. Inertia Log Splitter

    9720 upvotes • comment • jan 26, 2026

  25. When Your Mom Has Better Lore Than You

    9717 upvotes • comment • jan 11, 2026

  26. A bottle flip tower ending with a double flip

    9714 upvotes • comment • jan 16, 2026

  27. Say perhaps to drugs

    9714 upvotes • comment • jan 15, 2026

  28. AITJ for refusing to remove the lock I put on my sons door after my wifes nephew kept taking his stuff

    9705 upvotes • comment • jan 11, 2026

  29. Pure sunshine wrapped in cuteness

    9686 upvotes • comment • jan 06, 2026

  30. Explain it Peter…

    9682 upvotes • comment • jan 21, 2026

  31. Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster holding their Oscars for Best Actor and Best Actress, 1992.

    9669 upvotes • comment • jan 28, 2026

  32. Abduction daddy

    9662 upvotes • comment • jan 04, 2026

  33. Rep. Andy Harris: "Look, if Minnesota wants to secede from the union and have it on their own, that's fine"

    9641 upvotes • comment • jan 16, 2026

  34. Nah that was a violation

    9626 upvotes • comment • jan 22, 2026

  35. “Hey check this shit out homeboy. Lemme get two dollars too”

    9621 upvotes • comment • jan 01, 2026

  36. AITAH for refusing to give up the master bedroom as the only single in a group trip where everyone else is a couple?

    9613 upvotes • comment • jan 30, 2026

  37. Danish and Greenlandic Foreign Ministers in D.C. after meeting a couchsexual.

    9601 upvotes • comment • jan 14, 2026

  38. Two Native American women on an Arizona magazine from the 1970’s

    9564 upvotes • comment • jan 12, 2026

  39. Twitch streamer kicked out of $40,000 Marvel Rivals tournament for telling teamate to switch off Black Widow

    9560 upvotes • comment • jan 20, 2026

  40. Do you Believe ?

    9553 upvotes • comment • jan 01, 2026

  41. Unpopular Opinion: As I get older, all of this looks disgusting.

    9551 upvotes • comment • jan 02, 2026

  42. WIBTA if I told my sons school it is their responsibility to make sure they have the right child

    9538 upvotes • comment • jan 04, 2026

  43. Trump Team’s Secret Meetings With Group Plotting to Break Up Canada Exposed

    9527 upvotes • comment • jan 29, 2026

  44. ‘Mother of all deals’: EU and India sign free trade agreement

    9524 upvotes • comment • jan 27, 2026

  45. R.I.P. Alex Pretti a Union Brother.

    9523 upvotes • comment • jan 24, 2026

  46. Trump is Hitler and America is turning into 1930's Germany.

    9519 upvotes • comment • jan 07, 2026

  47. I got in trouble for "burning the ceo"

    9518 upvotes • comment • jan 02, 2026

  48. Yes, that is after all, the plan

    9511 upvotes • comment • jan 19, 2026

  49. i added embroidery to this thrifted 1911 copy of little women

    9505 upvotes • comment • jan 22, 2026

  50. Mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani spotted helping shovel a car out of the snow on Myrtle Avenue and Franklin Avenue

    9495 upvotes • comment • jan 25, 2026

  51. I have a cat now!

    9480 upvotes • comment • jan 15, 2026

  52. NFL owner warned Goodell the Bad Bunny backlash could destroy their billion-dollar ESPN deal

    9459 upvotes • comment • jan 31, 2026

  53. meirl

    9455 upvotes • comment • jan 16, 2026

  54. New roadmap from January to April

    9451 upvotes • comment • jan 23, 2026

  55. Mom of the year

    9446 upvotes • comment • jan 30, 2026

  56. Mount Rainier casts a perfect triangular shadow at sunrise

    9443 upvotes • comment • jan 10, 2026

  57. AITA for refusing to give my friend’s son my coat during a snowy hike?

    9439 upvotes • comment • jan 08, 2026

  58. My little monkey grey cat vs now

    9435 upvotes • comment • jan 20, 2026

  59. Doctor carefully rotates a baby inside the mother’s belly to avoid a C-section. This procedure is called external cephalic version. It’s done when a baby is positioned bottom-first or sideways inside the womb near the end of pregnancy, a position that often leads to a C-section.

    9431 upvotes • comment • jan 31, 2026

  60. Meirl

    9417 upvotes • comment • jan 26, 2026

  61. One wheel wonder.

    9400 upvotes • comment • jan 04, 2026

  62. Drake Maye has OFFICIALLY led a team to a superbowl appearance before Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen

    9399 upvotes • comment • jan 25, 2026

  63. Protestor sign from the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin at the start of Russia's invasion

    9396 upvotes • comment • jan 27, 2026

  64. Reality

    9394 upvotes • comment • jan 04, 2026

  65. Me_irl

    9391 upvotes • comment • jan 20, 2026

  66. Odyssey didn't help this. Neither did Troy.

    9389 upvotes • comment • jan 02, 2026

  67. Go run back to Cancun

    9358 upvotes • comment • jan 28, 2026

  68. What cultural thing does the world seem to think is beautiful but is cringey af to locals?

    9351 upvotes • comment • jan 28, 2026

  69. Burj khalifa fireworks show 2026 happy new year

    9325 upvotes • comment • jan 01, 2026

  70. EU foreign policy chief calls for restraint after US strikes in Venezuela

    9318 upvotes • comment • jan 03, 2026

  71. Beware of Pakistani bots on Twitter 😂

    9298 upvotes • comment • jan 30, 2026

  72. karens piss everyone off

    9269 upvotes • comment • jan 28, 2026

  73. Donald Trump says ‘no going back’ on Greenland takeover plan | BBC News

    9267 upvotes • comment • jan 20, 2026

  74. California becomes first state to join WHO disease network after US exit

    9266 upvotes • comment • jan 23, 2026

  75. Ukrainian accordion virtuoso Alexandr Hrustevich plays one of Vivaldi's most difficult pieces on his accordion, a work that is normally performed by a whole orchestra.

    9265 upvotes • comment • jan 10, 2026

  76. Followed the directions for some store bought cookies. "Bake at 350 for 11 minutes". This was after 5.

    9263 upvotes • comment • jan 10, 2026

  77. Saw a kid get banned in this sub for speaking bad about these mods in a completely different sub. You mods are losers plain and simple. Gain some sentience and touch grass losers.

    9258 upvotes • comment • jan 21, 2026

  78. "Portability"

    9254 upvotes • comment • jan 23, 2026

  79. AIO - Gf assumes my dog is dead when I say I’m sad

    9249 upvotes • comment • jan 17, 2026

  80. Would you be in support of a Nuremburg-style trial for Trump and his entire administration?

    9238 upvotes • comment • jan 31, 2026

  81. Trump pardons cocaine kingpin who ruled Honduras

    9236 upvotes • comment • jan 03, 2026

  82. [OC] the face of maga

    9224 upvotes • comment • jan 13, 2026

  83. Box Office: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Flies Past $1B

    9218 upvotes • comment • jan 04, 2026

  84. I don’t understand what men are trying to achieve putting down “not political” on dating apps

    9211 upvotes • comment • jan 27, 2026

  85. Snowboarding the slopes

    9202 upvotes • comment • jan 14, 2026

  86. Pope Leo calls for Venezuela to remain an independent country

    9174 upvotes • comment • jan 04, 2026

  87. At least he didn't go to Mexico this time.

    9167 upvotes • comment • jan 23, 2026

  88. *Not while carrying the baby*

    9166 upvotes • comment • jan 15, 2026

  89. What do you think?

    9161 upvotes • comment • jan 09, 2026

  90. Avengers: Doomsday | X-Men Teaser

    9139 upvotes • comment • jan 06, 2026

  91. Ozempic is changing more than weight: New global research shows how GLP-1 drugs are reshaping self and society, identity and mental health, not just bodies. Much of the demand is driven by weight anxiety, even among medically “healthy” users. Many users endure severe side effects and high costs.

    9120 upvotes • comment • jan 01, 2026

  92. Detained 5-year-old immigrant is depressed and lethargic, Texas congressman says in demanding boy’s release

    9116 upvotes • comment • jan 29, 2026

  93. Favorite characters like this?

    9112 upvotes • comment • jan 27, 2026

  94. Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask: "If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"

    9098 upvotes • comment • jan 19, 2026

  95. In Click (2006) Adam Sandler’s character can manipulate time and space. He uses this power to skip through uninteresting parts of his life, including sex with Kate Beckinsale…

    9079 upvotes • comment • jan 17, 2026

  96. Our beloved cat that we had to put down today.

    9063 upvotes • comment • jan 05, 2026

  97. [Hated Trope] The writers dramatically underestimate the audience’s intelligence.

    9053 upvotes • comment • jan 03, 2026

  98. You needed to see these teefers

    9051 upvotes • comment • jan 02, 2026

  99. Can we change the sub picture in honor of Alex?

    9031 upvotes • comment • jan 24, 2026

  100. People who have conducted job interviews, what's something someone said/did that made you instantly decide not to hire them?

    9020 upvotes • comment • jan 19, 2026