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Reddit (May 2026)
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Our Super Adventure - The Day We First Got Cats [OC]
17361 upvotes • comment • may 11, 2026
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That’s a face to launch a thousand ships
17340 upvotes • comment • may 21, 2026
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Just trying to make it thru this flight…
17316 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2026
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Funny How Money Appears for War
17307 upvotes • comment • may 10, 2026
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TIL : That until 1978, the Mormon church owned hospitals that kept blood donations separated by race, so white members would not receive black people's blood, disqualifying them from the priesthood.
17304 upvotes • comment • may 15, 2026
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You see this and realise that life imprisonment is worse than the death penalty.
17287 upvotes • comment • may 11, 2026
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Tomorrow I say goodbye to my best friend so today I took her for one last swim [oc]
17274 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2026
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US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows
17248 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2026
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Tell a nation it's fat without telling it it's fat.
17242 upvotes • comment • may 15, 2026
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Boomers sending DMs to AI-generated women on instagram.
17217 upvotes • comment • may 14, 2026
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TIL the only thing that is stopping ads from slipping into video games is steam, because valve bans all forced in game ads from all steam titles
17196 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2026
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Scalpers….. scalpers……
17175 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2026
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C for crouch is the only correct answer
17175 upvotes • comment • may 28, 2026
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Valorant's new Vanguard update seems to be bricking cheaters' PCs. Riot's response? "Congrats on your $6k paperweights"
17158 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2026
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The Concert Industry Priced Too High — Now Tours Are Falling Apart
17158 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2026
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I’ve never met anyone successful that smokes weed
17154 upvotes • comment • may 25, 2026
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Socotra Island in Yemen
17144 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2026
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David Attenborough spent over 70 years teaching humanity about Earth — and just turned 100
17133 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2026
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This is the amount of bread and confectionery we have to toss away regularly because management says so.
17109 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2026
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We finally bought a horse. Colorado. $600k. 6%
17102 upvotes • comment • may 24, 2026
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Meirl
17096 upvotes • comment • may 27, 2026
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US military launches new strikes on targets in southern Iran, US Central Command says
17091 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2026
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Scent trail success :)
17074 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2026
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Man Makes Kebabs
17061 upvotes • comment • may 16, 2026
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meirl
17047 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2026
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I was in the middle of an exam (wrote 3000 words) and saw THIS when I hit submit :/
17042 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2026
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That would explain it
17040 upvotes • comment • may 09, 2026
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Fully cleared of any connection
17035 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2026
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TIL that televangelist Jimmy Swaggart responded to his first prostitution scandal with a tearful "I have sinned" speech to his congregation, but after his second prostitution scandal he told them, "The Lord told me it's flat none of your business."
17020 upvotes • comment • may 21, 2026
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Ya’ll gave me the confidence to let it go, so I finally did
17004 upvotes • comment • may 12, 2026
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I just sold all of this. Cancer sucks!
16987 upvotes • comment • may 14, 2026
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Arrested her for telling the truth?
16979 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2026
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meirl
16958 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2026
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til that your brain literally washes itself while you sleep. the brain cells actually shrink in size so cerebrospinal fluid can rush in and flush out all the toxic proteins built up during the day
16949 upvotes • comment • may 18, 2026
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TIL Werner Herzog convinced Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni to keep Grogu as a puppet instead of CGI on the set of "The Mandalorian." After watching them shoot a take without the puppet to allow a CGI replacement in post-production, Herzog told them, "You are cowards. Leave it."
16910 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2026
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Characters who would have found unwavering support if they had posted their situation on r/GirlDinnerDiaries?
16898 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2026
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I love being a girl dad
16872 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2026
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TIL about a highly mysterious company called JCM Farming, which owns an unusually fortified 80-acre "olive farm" in California protected by massive walls and armed guards and successfully sued several ballooners and ballooning companies out of business back in 2011
16871 upvotes • comment • may 20, 2026
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[Highlight] Raptors take the lead on a ridiculous bounce for RJ Barrett
16857 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2026
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TIL that the The clitoris is the only known human organ that has the singular purpose of providing pleasure and has more than 10,000 nerve fibers.
16853 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2026
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All the fish in the aquarium are watching TV on full focus mode
16823 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2026
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Record number of Americans are leaving the country and renouncing their citizenship for good, report says
16796 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2026
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Paul McCartney being surprised by how much Will Ferrell and Chad Smith look alike
16791 upvotes • comment • may 21, 2026
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me irl
16786 upvotes • comment • may 16, 2026
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She was lost in a scary dream… but finding her dad right there turned fear into pure love 🥺✨
16786 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2026
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Majority of Americans Support Ban on Surveillance Pricing and Electronic Shelf Labels
16728 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2026
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Perfect reenactment!
16720 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2026
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Trump declares hostilities with Iran "terminated"
16719 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2026
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I carry shelter dogs around NYC in a dog backpack to help them get adopted. Meet Jax!
16716 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2026
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Finished bathroom!
16701 upvotes • comment • may 24, 2026
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The terrifying rise of schoolboys making AI girlfriends — Boys as young as 12 are now in romantic ‘relationships’ with chatbots, and it’s affecting how they treat girls in the real world
16688 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2026
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FEED US - Gator Days
16666 upvotes • comment • may 20, 2026
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of size comparison: Polar Bear vs. American Black Bear
16660 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2026
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"Wait! That's not special effects?! They actually did that?!"
16630 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2026
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Your Daily Serving of LeVar Burton
16624 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2026
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A pelican of around 37 years old , Shows up every day at a Greek restaurant to receive his ration of fish.The bird has become an essential local figure on the waterfront
16619 upvotes • comment • may 10, 2026
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meirl
16609 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2026
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36m, single - my Chicago loft conversion
16595 upvotes • comment • may 09, 2026
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Pieces of media that invented new slang terms
16574 upvotes • comment • may 14, 2026
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Dad building his son's resilience.
16572 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2026
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Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll
16571 upvotes • comment • may 27, 2026
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Remember when a guy made a video bypassing a lock and the company responded by suing him, saying it was altered. So he ordered a new one and bypassed it right out of the box
16567 upvotes • comment • may 23, 2026
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Oh hell yeahh!!!
16546 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2026
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Meirl
16543 upvotes • comment • may 15, 2026
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My teacher "fixed" my hair for a school picture
16531 upvotes • comment • may 26, 2026
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This incredible Obama impression by @lukewinsor + his explanation of how he does it at the end
16527 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2026
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Graffiti painted on a wall in Australia
16525 upvotes • comment • may 25, 2026
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A vehicle explodes near the Charging Bull statue in New York. No injuries were reported.
16511 upvotes • comment • may 20, 2026
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Meirl
16505 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2026
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During COVID, a student named challenged every Josh on Facebook to a noodle fight to keep the name Josh; nearly 1,000 showed up with pool noodles, and a 4-year-old Josh won.
16492 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2026
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Japanese carpenter checks his blades
16471 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2026
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Meirl
16465 upvotes • comment • may 08, 2026
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Iran formalizes Strait of Hormuz control and toll collection
16384 upvotes • comment • may 18, 2026
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Trump Wins Big as Virginia Dems Won’t Go Nuclear to Save 4 House Seats
16379 upvotes • comment • may 11, 2026
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Sauce containers can be made into cowboy hats
16364 upvotes • comment • may 09, 2026
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May the 4th be with you!
16362 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2026
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Uber driver stranded me at midnight, drove off, then Uber locked my account.
16354 upvotes • comment • may 06, 2026
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Petah!!! Explain??
16322 upvotes • comment • may 04, 2026
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A Roman toddler stepped on this clay tile before it was fired around two thousand years ago, and this might be the only proof of the toddler's existence.
16302 upvotes • comment • may 17, 2026
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Meta plans to axe 8,000 workers despite $56 billion in Q1 revenue
16292 upvotes • comment • may 16, 2026
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Helix-02 Robot Livestreaming 8-Hour Autonomous Shift
16285 upvotes • comment • may 13, 2026
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Is the citation still needed?
16258 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2026
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Me, about 1955
16257 upvotes • comment • may 10, 2026
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Trump gave $6.9M no-bid contract to his ‘pool guy’ to repaint reflection pool under ‘urgent’ exemption
16252 upvotes • comment • may 09, 2026
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The pride flag is ugly.
16251 upvotes • comment • may 14, 2026
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Man does a smooth front flip
16237 upvotes • comment • may 27, 2026
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Letterpress Printing Museum Event Announcement
16232 upvotes • comment • may 27, 2026
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DNC Autopsy of 2024 Loss Doesn’t Mention Gaza or Israel at all
16225 upvotes • comment • may 21, 2026
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Man builds entire suit of armor using Pepsi cans
16215 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2026
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Confidence is key
16199 upvotes • comment • may 02, 2026
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My husband’s pee bucket with soil turned into a pee plant in a week
16195 upvotes • comment • may 15, 2026
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Unpaid work is work
16182 upvotes • comment • may 14, 2026
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Some guy's math error wasted a year of my life
16174 upvotes • comment • may 01, 2026
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Megathread: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard Resigns
16173 upvotes • comment • may 22, 2026
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meirl
16158 upvotes • comment • may 05, 2026
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🔥 A young snow leopard illustrates its displeasure after being startled by the clicking sound of the camera trap.
16158 upvotes • comment • may 10, 2026
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Alopecia Areata
16148 upvotes • comment • may 09, 2026
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Billie Eilish addresses backlash for saying ‘eating meat is inherently wrong’: “like i am so tired of standing up for/having empathy for living beings being controversial. pls continue to live in a constant state of cognitive dissonance and denial and try to convince urself that ur not living a lie”
16143 upvotes • comment • may 07, 2026
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[Video games trope] Characters who make sure you play the game the way the developers intended
16141 upvotes • comment • may 19, 2026
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Kim Wolhuter gets followed by African wild dogs though they don’t usually attack humans unless provoked or threatened.
16134 upvotes • comment • may 03, 2026