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Eighties movie star and brat-pack queen Molly Ringwald took a break from raising three kids to host a thoroughly enjoyable and quite long AMA last night. Sure she had a little (OK, a lot) of typing help, but we can forgive her. After all, how often do you get a chance to confirm obscure IMDB trivia with the stars themselves? (r/IAmA)
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For a healthy juxtaposition of lifestyles and experiences, be sure to follow-up Ringwald’s AMA with this post by a European trucker. Here are his tips on how to physically endure a long drive. (r/IAmA)
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New fathers always promise that they’re changed men, but how much of that is just over-optimism caused by new-dad euphoria? In fact, as redditor MIBPJ explains, there’s a chemical change in the brain after fatherhood. Specifically, there’s an increase in a chemical called vasopressin, which alters the amount of “social attachment” a man feels. (r/askscience)
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Here’s a simple solution to a common toilet problem. (Damn you, autoflush!) (/r/YouShouldKnow)
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r/science discusses a new kind of perfectly clear, reflectionless glass created in an MIT lab. I worry about a coming bird apocalypse. (r/science)
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Redditor SkylarShankman took this striking photograph of a dog on a foggy day. (r/itookapicture)
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Are you struggling to understand the whole Brony phenomenon? Here’s your primer. (r/DepthHub)
Did I miss something? Let me know in the comments.
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