731.8K members. The best post we have captured here reached 84.7K upvotes, which works out to 116 per 1,000 members.
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The biggest posts we have captured here. Links go to the original on Reddit.
Two U.S. Army soldiers hold each other for support, as one of them breaks down emotionally after witnessing Army doctors refuse to treat three badly-…
Just 39 year old Jerry Seinfeld and his 17 year old girlfriend circa. 1993
John and Yoko waiting for the maid to make the bed so they can continue protesting against the system. (1969)
Michael Jackson in 1978, before the plastic surgery, Pepsi incident and vitiligo.
Eminem's father reading a magazine about his son in 2001. He last saw Eminem in 1974 when he abandoned the family and left Eminem's mother to raise h…
JFK poses his lifelong friend Lem Billings, 1933.
The picture of John and Yoko standing next to the bed as the help changes the sheets and cleans the room is a great picture of the reality of the sit…
Remember Ahmed Mohamed? He’s likely in his 20s now. Back in 2015, the young inventor from Texas made headlines when he brought a homemade clock to sc…
Mecca in 1953 and 2025: A 72-Year Comparison
Laika, the first dog in space. No provisions were made for her return, and she died there. 1957
Within four times the member count either way, so the comparison is fair. Sorted by upside.
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