Want to read Reddit but don’t have the time? Our daily Reddit Digest highlights the most interesting or important discussions from around the social news site—every morning.
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Engineers brainstorm ways to improve a sprinter’s speed without illegal substances. (r/AskEngineers)
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How clothes are made up of springs that aren’t really springs, and why that makes them shrink in the wash. (r/explainlikeimfive)
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Movie aliens suck at their one true job: Conquering Earth. How would real aliens eradicate humankind? (r/AskReddit)
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Zounds! A big list of archaic swear words. (r/AskHistorians)
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Need a job? Read this AMA from a human resources director first. (r/IAmA)
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A warning to moderators from Reddit admin Dacvak: Be wary of trolls using social engineering to take over your subreddits. (r/modnews)
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A surprisingly passionate call for r/gaming‘s moderators to roll up their sleeves and start cleaning up the crap. (r/gaming)
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According to this calculation, if Walmart covered all its stores with solar panels, it would produce one quarter the electricity of a single nuclear power plant. (r/askscience)
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Reddit is no longer a link aggregator, it’s an image board. (r/TheoryOfReddit)
Pic of the day: Oranges for sale. (r/pics)
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