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Today's Top 10 Stories on Reddit r/popular

#1 — meirl

Score: 16064 points · Posted by: Latter-Film-697

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/meirl/comments/1tdcuhz/meirl/

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#2 — Found on the back of my neck

Anyone have any idea what this is? I was in the shower last night and I felt something on the back of my neck and it was this chip looking thing. It’s about the size of a few grains of rice, the bow tie shaped thing looks metallic and the outer layer is clear plastic. I’m so weirded out by it and some strange things have been happening to me recently so I’m more paranoid than usual.

Score: 18982 points · Posted by: KingPaimonsMate

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisit/comments/1tcr84g/found_on_the_back_of_my_neck/

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#3 — US border patrol chief resigns after claims of sex with prostitutes abroad

Score: 24662 points · Posted by: Samski877

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1td57pl/us_border_patrol_chief_resigns_after_claims_of/

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#4 — Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel’s Hawaii trip included ‘VIP snorkel’ at a Pearl Harbor memorial

Score: 14763 points · Posted by: ToughHopeful4760

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1tdbzgv/emails_show_fbi_director_kash_patels_hawaii_trip/

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#5 — The goat

Score: 40415 points · Posted by: SipsTeaFrog

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/comments/1tcybyg/the_goat/

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#6 — Pettah, what's the context behind this

Score: 24837 points · Posted by: Bhuklagihe

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/PeterExplainsTheJoke/comments/1tcqt9n/pettah_whats_the_context_behind_this/

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#7 — Unpaid work is work

Score: 10789 points · Posted by: horseduckman

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/AITApod/comments/1td0d3x/unpaid_work_is_work/

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#8 — Republicans vote to dilute gas as prices rise above $4.50

Score: 16164 points · Posted by: BendicantMias

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1td4ros/republicans_vote_to_dilute_gas_as_prices_rise/

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#9 — Top comment deletes a US State #39

Montana has been swallowed by its neighbours I’ve also added a little watermark in the Toronto sea to let people know where to vote on the right post! I’d love to see the support for these states currently! Vote in the polls below Vote for Maryland or Pennsylvania: for New Mexico or New England: https://www.reddit.com/r/geographymemes/s/YKlFZTtcqe

Score: 3176 points · Posted by: Jfullr92

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/geographymemes/comments/1td1zzt/top_comment_deletes_a_us_state_39/

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#10 — Maybe all the right girls are already taken.

Score: 16554 points · Posted by: unholymedictaion

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/MemeVideos/comments/1tcz0nm/maybe_all_the_right_girls_are_already_taken/

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Updated: May 15, 2026