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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Your pet feline could be making you crazy, due to a parasite that lives in cat poop. According to Redditor 33a, however, the article from The Atlantic, which has spawned discussions at both r/TrueReddit and r/science, is spreading a common misconception: “The most common vector for infection is eating meat, especially undercooked game meats. If you want to avoid getting [the parasite], then your best strategy is to become a vegetarian — not to get rid of your cats.” Or just cook your meat. (r/science)
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Speaking of cat poop-induced insanity, what exactly is the difference between eccentric and mentally ill? The world’s crazy cat ladies want to know, and r/askscience has the discussion. (r/askscience)
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Redditor [blackstar9000] has launched another ambitious project. The user behind r/TheoryOfReddit, r/DepthHub, and other edifying subreddits wants to create a new default subreddit,/r/aboutreddit. The goal is to make sure “new users will be automatically subscribed to a reddit that helps them get a handle on how Reddit works.” (r/TheoryOfReddit)
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The moderators at r/askscience are launching what has to be Reddit’s first blood drive. Also—fitting for r/askscience—they’ve set up an AMA with a blood expert. Give blood, learn about blood. (r/askscience)
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A Yale scientist has discovered a fungus in the South American rainforest that eats plastic. That’s only part of the potentially groundbreaking discovery, /r/science notes. /r/science)
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One of those threads where redditors post pictures of themselves has popped up on /r/AskReddit again. Quick! Look through to see if there’s someone you know. (r/AskReddit)
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This picture of a mother wolf spider and her clinging pack of baby spiders might give you nightmares. The five-year-old boy in me thinks it’s awesome. (r/itookapicture)
