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Introduction

Wondering what's trending across the internet today? Here are the top 10 posts from Reddit r/popular, as of May 7, 2026. Reddit is one of the largest discussion platforms on the web, and r/popular surfaces the conversations capturing global attention right now.

Today's Top 10 Stories on Reddit r/popular

#1 — A mother otter proudly showing off her baby while the dad shows off his rock

Score: 25703 points · Posted by: AugustHate

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/1t5wdca/a_mother_otter_proudly_showing_off_her_baby_while/

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#2 — Two females. Zero males. The last two Northern white rhinoceros on Earth The end of a species.

Score: 32252 points · Posted by: throttafffddftr5

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1t5vll9/two_females_zero_males_the_last_two_northern/

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#3 — Bob Fosse’s Performance in The Little Prince (1974) Massively Influenced Michael Jackson

Score: 13453 points · Posted by: di745

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1t5yt3y/bob_fosses_performance_in_the_little_prince_1974/

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#4 — When I asked what he was trying to do, he said “I shouldn’t have been trying to pass him”

Score: 19814 points · Posted by: alexyou8797

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/dashcams/comments/1t5g0y9/when_i_asked_what_he_was_trying_to_do_he_said_i/

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#5 — "Israel is the reason for this war. America does not want to fight this war for Israel"

Score: 20805 points · Posted by: Unlucky-Task-3394

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1t5w4cj/oc_israel_is_the_reason_for_this_war_america_does/

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#6 — The most bonded pair I ever did see. Meet Bird and Dee looking for their forever home together. 🥹

Score: 19220 points · Posted by: dogluvr_1

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/1t5trho/the_most_bonded_pair_i_ever_did_see_meet_bird_and/

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#7 — My brother's son destroyed my WarHammer Action figures and he refuses to punish him

Valid Edit: My nephew is 10 years old and tried to actually lie about not breaking them by saying, "A cat must have done it." So, I just got done talking with my brother via text, and he says he's not going to punish his son for wrecking my Joy Toy WarHammer action figures. I'm not expecting the kid to get spanked, but he needs to do CHORES at least to justify how much excessive force he used on some. Some just have their capes broken. Others had their tubes ripped out and my Chaplain is just fucking toast.

Score: 19132 points · Posted by: konous

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/1t5dy3j/my_brothers_son_destroyed_my_warhammer_action/

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#8 — Genuine question to Americans

Score: 27642 points · Posted by: Busy_Report4010

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/comments/1t5pvs4/genuine_question_to_americans/

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#9 — AIO or AITA. Text convo with MIL.

I feel like I could cry :(, I didn’t come at her rudely and was doing what my husband asked me to do. I’ve always done everything she wanted to make her happy because I want her to so desperately like me but I think I’m done. For some background info: I have never pressured her to respond and have never brought up that she never responds to my messages. Pretty recently, my car has been having trouble and she said she’d hit up her mechanic for me.

Score: 6716 points · Posted by: MoonJellyAllison

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmIOverreacting/comments/1t5i2wy/aio_or_aita_text_convo_with_mil/

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#10 — Trust me, I know how to do a burnout…

Score: 22626 points · Posted by: TURTLE_TKT

Read full article: https://www.reddit.com/r/WatchPeopleDieInside/comments/1t5haq8/trust_me_i_know_how_to_do_a_burnout/

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Updated: May 7, 2026