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r/Showerthoughts

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Top posts this week

The 10 highest-scored posts from the last 7 days — ranking by real score over a week naturally filters out posts that got removed shortly after posting.

PostScorePosted
The first Goomba you encounter in Super Mario Bros. probably has the highest body count of any video game character ever.74395d ago
Waking up early is considered a virtue, even though people who wake up late are comfortable working even in late hours, which is also beneficial.61587d ago
If you accept that plastics are destroying the planet, then the Lego Death Star has added functionality.47973d ago
Given that vampires are immortal and therefore have unlimited amount of time, they will end up being experts at every field because they probably run into problems that they have to learn stuff in order to solve.45964d ago
At the end of Toy Story, Sid discovers the truth about the toys. He may be the only human who knows this truth.19307d ago
As a British person, owning a domestic car is more of a flex than owning a foreign car.16662d ago
If plastic bags could think, then the plastic bag holding all the other plastic bags under the sink might be considered an esteemed position to hold.16513d ago
Many years down the line, you will be an ancestor of either every human alive or none.15726d ago
Perhaps our ears never stop growing as we age to direct more sound to our degrading eardrums.15393d ago
If the moon was made of Osmium, its gravity would be higher than the Earth's.15266d ago

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