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/r/bestof

5,361,353 Subscribers

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u/banjoman74 drops the entire history of bluegrass music and breaks down the evolution of its various subgenres in a follow-up comment

0 Comments
2023/03/09
00:12 UTC
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/u/ZestycloseShelter107 shares the experience of being a female footballer on Women's day post

4 Comments
2023/03/08
23:03 UTC
1,941

u/bettinafairchild articulately explains why Tucker Carlson claiming to hate Trump (behind the scenes) and simultaneously wanting to be him makes perfect sense

68 Comments
2023/03/08
21:46 UTC
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/u/Lucno suggests a DIY fecal frisbee as an implement of revenge.

0 Comments
2023/03/08
18:19 UTC
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u/Currentindependent42 explains, in great detail, how the colour orange became synonymous with the fruit rather than the more common carrot.

3 Comments
2023/03/08
04:58 UTC
914

u/coffee42 provides a well written perspective as a queer hockey fan as to why inclusive gestures from sports leagues matter, and why it stings when fans and players fight against it.

57 Comments
2023/03/08
04:49 UTC
5,344

u/redheadartgirl explains how the Missouri legislature is rolling back the rights of citizens in Kansas City and the rest of the state

266 Comments
2023/03/08
00:39 UTC
2,885

Perspective of former capitol security officer shared to help explain their actions on Jan 6

168 Comments
2023/03/07
15:34 UTC
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/u/CTeam19 described how Marvin Pomerantz took the El Assico rivalry too far

0 Comments
2023/03/07
10:59 UTC
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u/ExpertlyAmateur explains how it's possible to see 3 images of the same galaxy captured in one picture. Using basic terms and ideas

15 Comments
2023/03/07
06:53 UTC
1,077

Merari01 explains the importance of bodily autonomy

367 Comments
2023/03/07
03:53 UTC
1,883

/u/olivia_iris explains the state of the Australian News Media Landscape

84 Comments
2023/03/06
17:33 UTC
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u/Mapincanada gives some great advice to motivate yourself to exercise

54 Comments
2023/03/06
02:15 UTC
553

u/striderkan explains how to think about laws getting broken when society fails people.

32 Comments
2023/03/05
23:20 UTC
4,367

u/staplehill explains why so many people from Countries like the US want to move to germany.

752 Comments
2023/03/05
21:05 UTC
461

/u/tullynipp gives a breakdown on the origin of the "mile" as a unit of measurement.

11 Comments
2023/03/05
20:56 UTC
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/u/mikeonmaui analyzes an old picture from the 40s in Sherlock Holmes style

1 Comment
2023/03/05
15:23 UTC
3,299

/u/ClockworkLexivore brilliantly explains why bleach works so well to disinfect

120 Comments
2023/03/05
08:54 UTC
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Cable internet installer installs internet for suspected Russians in deep south USA

146 Comments
2023/03/05
07:59 UTC
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u/Prestigious_Fun_3495 refutes that John Williams the film composer, is a diva

12 Comments
2023/03/04
13:10 UTC
6,614

u/RubSalt1936 explains the difference between whataboutism and argumentative debate, breaking down Jon Stewart’s counterpoint during an interview

470 Comments
2023/03/04
02:14 UTC
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u/knfrmity gives a concise explanation of how capitalism beat the left

19 Comments
2023/03/03
21:52 UTC
169

u/AthkoreLost describes the Treaty of Tolerance as an improvement to the paradox of tolerance

7 Comments
2023/03/03
21:46 UTC
750

/u/isleepinahammock offers up an interesting theory for what may be a factor in propelling both inflation and already runaway corporate profits to dizzying new heights, while suggesting the introduction of a new take on the 'invisible hand' of the market

77 Comments
2023/03/03
19:07 UTC
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/u/david-z-for-mayor provides a comprehensive bullet-point-form analysis of homelessness as a local public policy issue, outlining why traditional responses to it have continued to fail

4 Comments
2023/03/03
17:06 UTC
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u/ButtDonaldsHappyMeal finds the exact location in the Congo jungle of a picture from 1959 of a supposedly giant snake

2 Comments
2023/03/03
15:54 UTC
185

/u/lightiggy describes the trial of the Commandant of the Andersonville POW Camp

2 Comments
2023/03/03
14:51 UTC
165

u/Nefarious_Turtle gives a brief overview of communism/socialism

96 Comments
2023/03/03
12:11 UTC
3,562

u/flip69 breaks down the historic reasons of homeless in California, the inconsequential decisions by Reagan administration as governor and later as president, the corruption of Big Pharma towards mental ill people and consequences we see today

236 Comments
2023/03/03
10:39 UTC
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/eelonmusk explains why 3200 years old unbroken seal is not that old for humanity

38 Comments
2023/03/03
08:41 UTC
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