April 18, 2020
r/awwOld Lady Smudge took a while to warm up to us. She now politely asks us to stroke her, but only lets us do it for five seconds before she’s had enough.
111k upvotes · 291 comments
r/IdiotsInCarsThe answer to the question “Why do I need my lights on? It’s only rain”
111k upvotes · 1.9k comments
r/todayilearnedTIL that acacias, the trees whose leaves are eaten by giraffes, release an airborne chemical called ethylene. Ethylene alerts nearby acacia trees to produce tannin, a toxin that makes the leaves poisonous, and lethal if over-consumed. Giraffes try avoiding this by eating trees downwind from another.
87.0k upvotes · 1.6k comments
r/todayilearnedTIL Getty Images, a company infamous for sending threatening letters requesting payment when their photos are used without permission, was sued for more than $1 billion in damages when they mistakenly demanded a “settlement payment” from a photographer for her own work.
75.0k upvotes · 1.2k comments
r/MinecraftDrained ocean monuments are old news. I present to you waterlogged desert temple.
74.5k upvotes · 567 comments
r/worldnewsAmazon reportedly tried to shut down a virtual event for workers to speak out about the company's coronavirus response by deleting employees' calendar invites
72.6k upvotes · 2.7k comments
r/gamingMy mother 59yrs young started playing minecraft in January and loves the game and she made a replica of our old house we spent 20yrs in.
72.1k upvotes · 759 comments
r/picsNorway's largest stave church built in the 1200s and still in use - Heddal Stavkirke
69.7k upvotes · 1.3k comments
r/awwSo the other day my dad called me and told me his golden retriever found a baby squirrel that was half alive in the yard. He rescued it and fed it. This is them a few days later. Now It won’t leave his side
68.1k upvotes · 847 comments
r/bestofThe user /u/Dr_Midnight uncovers a massive nationwide astroturfing operation to protest the quarantine
66.4k upvotes · 2.9k comments
r/FuturologyAndrew Yang Proposes $2,000 Monthly Stimulus, Warns Many Jobs Are ‘Gone for Good’
64.6k upvotes · 6.2k comments
r/SelfAwarewolvesPro-Trump, anti-lockdown protestor wants America to be more like social democratic European nation with universal healthcare
63.4k upvotes · 3.4k comments
r/gamingI was looking through old game clips when I remembered why I hate horses in BOTW...
60.3k upvotes · 1.4k comments
r/awwThis guy following the unspoken rule that if your pet falls asleep on you, you do not wake them up
57.8k upvotes · 267 comments
r/worldnewsMore Than 1,000 French Sailors Test Positive For Coronavirus—On A Single Ship
57.5k upvotes · 1.7k comments
r/worldnews14 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested in latest police round up, party says
55.0k upvotes · 1.4k comments
r/dataisbeautiful[OC] Countries by military spending in $US, adjusted for inflation over time
54.0k upvotes · 3.2k comments
r/politicsIf Trump Thinks It’s Safe for His Followers to Gather at Protests, Why Won’t He Attend One?
52.3k upvotes · 2.9k comments
r/picsI call this one “Bear in a red shirt loses grip of a lumpy balloon”
48.8k upvotes · 871 comments
r/AskRedditWhat's something in your room right now that most people probably dont have in theirs?
48.7k upvotes · 32.2k comments
r/politicsTrump Sons’ Romantic Partners Reportedly Receive $180,000 a Year From Reelection Campaign
48.5k upvotes · 2.0k comments
r/politics65 percent of U.S. adults say Donald Trump was too slow to respond to COVID-19 outbreak: poll
48.3k upvotes · 2.1k comments
r/mildlyinfuriatingMy mother ordered 1000 plastic blocks for her nephews.... Ended up receiving 523
48.0k upvotes · 1.2k comments
r/AskRedditSocial/religious norms aside, how would you like your death to be mourned/celebrated?
46.5k upvotes · 12.9k comments
r/politicsTrump admin awards N95 contract far above normal price to bankrupt company with no employees: report
45.1k upvotes · 1.3k comments
r/interestingasfuckSimon Beck creating gigantic pieces of art in the snow
45.1k upvotes · 236 comments
r/oddlysatisfyingMy grandfather is subscribed to National Geographic for nearly 50 years
44.9k upvotes · 581 comments
r/CrappyDesignPaint on my new cheap barbecue melts when coal is burning
44.3k upvotes · 1.2k comments
r/picsMe, with my custom face mask a friend of mine made for me with an old shirt and other materials.
44.2k upvotes · 988 comments
r/PrequelMemesHappy birthday to the best younglin killer, Hayden Christensen.
41.0k upvotes · 310 comments
r/AskRedditWhat was the "please stop" school presentation that you witnessed?
40.6k upvotes · 11.0k comments
r/memes"2020, the year of disasters", episode 4, "The Return of the Galactic Empire"
38.1k upvotes · 220 comments
r/HongKongAt Least 14 Pro-democratic Politicians Arrested in One Morning. God Bless Hong Kong.
37.9k upvotes · 539 comments
r/picsWith a basic set of tools, I was able to build my wife a bookshelf while laid off from work.
37.2k upvotes · 1.0k comments
r/NatureIsFuckingLit🔥 A black wolf is a melanistic colour variant of the gray wolf (Canis lupus).
36.8k upvotes · 330 comments
r/coolguidesA helpful guide to the names of the different types of head coverings Muslim women wear
36.2k upvotes · 2.5k comments
r/photoshopbattlesPsBattle: Alex Jones protesting shelter-in-place orders.
35.7k upvotes · 1.1k comments
r/MovieDetailsThe aquarium in Dr No (1962) was fake. To create it, the production team projected some stock footage of fish onto a screen. However, they only had footage of small fish, so they maximised it. In-universe, the villain explains that the glass of his aquarium has a "magnifying effect".
34.7k upvotes · 323 comments
r/PS4Call of Duty: Warzone console players are turning off crossplay to escape PC cheaters
31.7k upvotes · 3.4k comments
r/WellthatsucksMy son stuck his finger in my eye and scratched off the whole top layer of my cornea.
31.6k upvotes · 958 comments
r/JokesWe all know where the Big Apple is but does anyone know where the…
31.4k upvotes · 475 comments
r/marylandI simply cannot believe that people are protesting in Annapolis today.
31.1k upvotes · 3.1k comments
r/AnimalCrossingTrying to make a Medieval, Skyrim-style kitchen instead of the usual ironwood!
30.3k upvotes · 412 comments
r/sciencePeople with a healthy ego are less likely to experience nightmares, according to new research published in the journal Dreaming. The findings suggest that the strength of one’s ego could help explain the relationship between psychological distress and frightening dreams.
30.1k upvotes · 995 comments
r/perfectlycutscreamsI was playing modern warfare and this happened. lol
30.1k upvotes · 234 comments
r/CoronavirusOne trip per week. One person per household. That should be the law for grocery buying, union says
29.3k upvotes · 3.1k comments
r/MovieDetailsIn the Truman Show (1998), Truman spy ring actually comes from his father. He caught it just before his father "drowned" and has worn it since that trauma. He gives it back to him when they meet again. This is why they struggle to find Truman when he escapes at the end of the movie.
29.2k upvotes · 518 comments
r/picsLions in South Africa seem to be fine with coronavirus stopping human tourism.
28.8k upvotes · 503 comments
r/ShowerthoughtsDrinking thru a straw is the exact opposite of going snorkeling
27.9k upvotes · 341 comments
r/unpopularopinionGetting into a cold bed is so much nicer than getting into a warm one.
27.7k upvotes · 677 comments
r/todayilearnedTIL the first female American astronaut Sally Ride was a respected astrophysicist and a top athlete. However, before her flight, she fielded questions such as "Will the flight affect your reproductive organs?", "Do you weep when things go wrong?" and "Will you become a mother?" from the US media.
27.6k upvotes · 1.6k comments
r/ThatsInsaneIf I saw THIS in my bathroom corner, I’d burn my house down
27.4k upvotes · 1.5k comments
r/picsMy wife tried to recreate this self portrait of Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun.
26.6k upvotes · 305 comments
r/tifuTIFU by trying to be a fun dad and breaking my 5-year-old daughter's ankle.
26.0k upvotes · 757 comments
r/ShowerthoughtsBros before hoes will one day be known as an ancient proverb.
26.0k upvotes · 257 comments
r/MinecraftI created a Datapack that makes trees attack you in Minecraft... (Download in Comments)
25.9k upvotes · 394 comments
r/OldSchoolCoolPrincess Diana on a water slide with her son Harry at a UK amusement park in 1992
25.2k upvotes · 800 comments
r/JokesSo Land O’Lakes got rid of the Native American on their package...
25.2k upvotes · 474 comments