A firsthand account of death

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• The relationship between scoring and age in Reddit’s “hot” function. (r/TheoryOfReddit)

• Reddit’s favorite albums. (r/AskReddit)

• Why are people rioting in China? (r/explainlikeimfive)

• Ask a paleontologist anything. (r/askscience)

• r/ShitRedditSays has launched another “Reddit bomb” media blitz intended to make the site look like a den of pedophiles and creeps. External discussion here and here. (r/ShitRedditSays)

• Why does fire wiggle? A question from a 5-year-old. (r/explainlikeimfive)

• How to get your damn zipper unstuck. (r/LifeProTips)

• A firsthand account of death, the “most peaceful feeling.” (r/IAmA)

Pic of the day: Walt Disney and his 8mm camera, 1941. (r/pics)

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