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r/pics went through one of its spells of mass hysteria last night. This time it was over tigers. Gold tigers, maltese tigers, probably tigers from space. If there was a tiger picture, redditors posted it. Anyway, if you like tigers but can’t handle the sheer number of upvotes and entries, redditor delocs created a handy Imgur album with all the tiger pictures in one place. Let’s hope it stops the madness. (/r/pics)
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A former caricature artist is drawing whatever redditors ask her to draw. The thread started just three hours ago, so if you jump in now she might still have time to draw something for you. To be honest, I’d be more interested in reading an actual AMA than seeing her drawings. (/r/IAmA)
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Two cameramen from Cops also did an AMA. “What was the most uncomfortable situation you’ve ever been in while shooting the show?” one redditor asks. The response: “Honestly, a lot of it can be uncomfortable at times. You are recording the worst part of people’s lives at times, (victims).” (/r/IAmA)
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There is a biological basis for being a night owl, and some studies show a relationship with ADHD prevalence. (/r/askscience)
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r/TheoryOfReddit collects anecdotal evidence that the volume of content on the site’s biggest subreddits is plunging. The community blames it on Reddit’s much-maligned and not very bright spam filter. Considering all the trouble that causes Reddit, you have to imagine fixing the spam filter is number one on the admins to-do list. (/r/TheoryOfReddit)
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I love this question: “How small would the moon need to be for someone to escape its gravity simply by jumping as high as they can?” It appears the answer is about 1.5 miles, though the math and physics get a little tricky as you try to squash the moon. (/r/askscience)
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It’s AMA digest this morning. Griffin Kiritsy, the “College Freshman” macro star and unwitting victim of memehood, took to Reddit yesterday and answered all the boring questions people asked him: “Do people run up to you and say “you’re that meme!”? And if they do, is it awkward?” The shocking answer: “Yeah.” (/r/IAmA)
