With 30 million unique visitors and close to 2 billion page views a month, it’s safe to say a lot happens on the link-sharing and discussion site Reddit every day. There are more than 90,000 sections on the site; a single discussion alone can sometimes attract more than 10,000 comments.
How can anyone keep track of it all? Our daily Reddit digest highlights the most interesting or important discussions from around the site—every morning.
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/r/science asks you to take a trip to the black hole at the center of our galaxy. “Each time my head hurt a little more trying to grasp the scope of what I was looking at,” PhantomZmoove writes. (/r/science)
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Urine-meme star Bear Grylls is a reddit secret Santa, giving one lucky redditor a survival kit, an autographed photograph, and some other goodies, including a personalized video message (though someone should teach Grylls’ cameraman how to hold a cell-phone camera properly). (/r/secretsanta)
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In a massive thread, /r/Frugal lists the top products that “are worth it in the long run but maybe expensive right now to buy.” High-quality cookware and other kitchen miscellany seem to be the top suggestions—that, and well-made shoes. (/r/Frugal)
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“I procrastinate at work and spend 60% of my time on reddit and facebook,” writes fancy_realfancy in/r/confession). Sounds like everyone on Reddit, no? Regardless, what’s an addict to do? One redditor created a work-related subreddit so he could be productive on Reddit. (/r/confession)
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What’s a laser in tumbler dryer look like? If this redditor’s photograph is any indication, some kind of super-nuclear reactor from the future. (/r/itookapicture)
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Reddit’s doctors and nurses share the worst things they’ve seen on the job. “God, what have I done?” the thread’s creator wrote after seeing the thousands of responses he spawned. “This is all so disgusting, but I cant stop reading it.” Contents are somewhat NSFW unless, of course, you work in a hospital. (/r/AskReddit)
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Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian urges redditors to fight the Stop Online Piracy Act. (/r/SOPA)
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You know those end of year lists websites and magazines post every year? Reddit has them, too. “Reddit, I’ve been here for a year. Here’s what I’ve learned from you guys.” It’s like an accidental beginner’s guide to Reddit culture. Which, depending on your opinion of the hive mind, is either highly entertaining or terrifying. (/r/AskReddit)