Plus: Snoop Dogg's 'Plizzanet Earth,' Bernie Sanders' 'Hope' Poster, and Bees in Space |
Two new Reddit users proved that it’s never too late to share your story.
This week, redditors welcomed a pair of World War II survivors, who held AMAs (Ask Me Anything): a 91-year-old Romanian woman who experienced life under Nazi and Soviet rule and a 99-year-old man who was a B-17 bomber pilot and prisoner of war.
In a special video AMA, Jim Obergefell answered redditors’ questions about his role as the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that brought marriage equality to the United States. Meanwhile, beloved Goosebumps author R.L. Stine reconnected with his fans to explain why cell phones ruin scary plots.
And, in an exciting first for us, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly held the first ever AMA from space.
Next stop: Mars!
Why are people quitting masturbation in droves? Reddit’s growing No Fap community celebrates the alleged benefits of abstaining from, ahem, “choking the chicken”—but do scientists agree with their claims?
Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign has been fueled by a grassroots spirit from the start, with millennials, artists, and voters fed up with the system proclaiming to #feeltheBern. Now the campaign has an iconic poster to rally behind, courtesy of redditor Aled Lewis, who was inspired by this simple Sanders quote: “Not me. Us.”
Movie execs, take note. Last week, Reddit user racistpuffs asked redditors, “Add ‘ing’ to the end of a movie title—what is the movie about now?” The responses were so good, we gave the best ideas their very own illustrated movie posters—from The Karate Kidding to James Bonding.
Sir David Frederick Attenborough, watch your back. Over 27,000 people want Snoop Dogg to take over Attenborough’s Planet Earth narration gig. For one season, at least. Now, even Snoop himself is supporting the campaign.
Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, is working to make education available to anyone, anywhere in the world, for free—with programs hosted entirely in the cloud. In the latest episode of Formative, Khan relates how an informal tutoring session for his cousin (and a sci-fi novel by Isaac Asimov) inspired him to create a not-for-profit that reached over 100 million students in the past year alone.
In a video that has gone viral, a 15-year-old boy named Trevor Sullivan wakes up after his heart-transplant surgery, and is flooded with joy and relief as he lies in his hospital bed. The video inspired a redditor named Aaron to share how his own heart transplant helped him gain perspective after his surgery.
In the NFL community, redditors imagined what this year’s Super Bowl commentary would sound like if a few unlikely guests took a seat in the top booth. From NPR’s Ira Glass and Sarah Koenig to Muppet culinary artist Swedish Chef, the results are pretty spot-on.
What’s the secret to a five-star man cave? According to Reddit user dickpoop88, you just need beer, movies, and plenty of snow and ice to separate you from the outside world—then you’ll have the perfect place to Netflix and freeze. (Want to give your dog their own wintry playground? Try building a canine snow labyrinth.)
As the Civil Rights movement changed the face of America in the 1960s, DC Comics responded in the ’70s with its portrayal of black characters—but one character, which redditor mike_pants rediscovered, was a white racist who unknowingly became a black superhero when he got stressed out.
When one gamer’s Guitar Hero video was removed from YouTube for copyright infringement, he reuploaded the exact same video with one key difference: He replaced the audio with a hilarious, scat-inspired a cappella version of the original Ozzy Osbourne song. Shoobee, doobee, doobee, BWAAANG!
Ever wonder what happens to bees in space? Well, NASA has an answer—and no, it has nothing to do with “Buzz” Aldrin.