Why you should keep a roll of toilet paper in your trunk

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• What is the definition of “meta”? (r/explainlikeimfive)
   
• r/WTF reminds subscribers of its posting guidelines. (r/WTF)
   
• For the time being, you cannot downvote content in r/AskHistorians. (r/games also experimented with this and it didn’t work out.) (r/AskHistorians)
   
• Why you should keep a roll of toilet paper in your trunk. (r/LifeProTips)
   
• If you aren’t online on your actual cake day, Reddit will hold the cake until you return. (r/MetaHub)
   
• Did Alexander the Great even exist? (r/AskHistorians)
   
• A six-year world traveler does an AMA. (r/IAMA)
   
• And a former child actor talks about being on a movie set with Scarlett Johansson. (r/defaultgems)
   
• Why don’t humans regenerate limbs? (r/AskScience)
   
• Redditor asks for information on a waffle maker. An Amazon marketing manager armed with a wealth of knowledge comes through for him. (r/bestof)
   
• Which tip jars fill up more: translucent or opaque? (r/AskScience)

Picture of the Day: A New York City skyscraper in Inception mode. (r/CityPorn)

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