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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It’s an entertaining morning in the r/IAmA universe. Here are the top three posts this morning: 1) I am David Copperfield, 2) IAmA result of a woman drinking during pregnancy (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome), 3) IAmA girl who sells her panties on craigslist. (r/IAmA)
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r/askreddit lists out the best open-source replacements to expensive, name-brand software. (r/AskReddit)
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Watch the deconstruction of a popular comment in real time: Redditor Im_just_saying’s comment on the cultural influences that created English cuss words hit the top of r/bestof. Now the post has made it to r/askhistorians, where the redditor’s assumptions and conclusions aren’t doing so well. (r/bestof)
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Are you a scientist? r/askscience needs you! (r/askscience)
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A weird and quite despicable scam is nipped in the bud at r/askreddit. (r/AskReddit)
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I’m astonished by the breadth and detail in these responses to a very specific question about glass making. If you are an amateur glassmaker, forget about books or any other kind of material, and head to r/askscience. (r/askscience)
Pic of the day: The shortest route to visit Sweden’s 24978 cities by road (and ferry) (r/MapPorn)
Hottest subreddit: r/FanTheories (1 day)
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