Chuck Palahniuk hosts a Reddit AMA

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• Reddit reacts to the fertilizer plant explosion near Waco, Texas. (r/worldnews)
• Books are now suggesting Reddit as a form of website promotion. (r/TheoryOfReddit)
• Author Chuck Palahniuk hosts an AMA, but doesn’t talk about hosting an AMA. (r/IAMA)
• Redditor who won a netbook computer gifts it to a fellow redditor. (r/bestof)
• Man featured in a r/cringepics submission shows up in the thread to defend his fedora. (r/SubredditDrama)
• Has the media ever successfully influenced cultural beliefs or the actions of a national leader? (r/AskHistorians)
• r/explainlikeimfive explains why people hate Comic Sans font. (r/explainlikeimfive)
• Men of Reddit discuss waifus. (r/AskMen)
• Women of Reddit discuss whether or not they want children. (r/AskWomen)

Picture of the day: Every library needs a sliding board. (r/RoomPorn)

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