r/shittyaskscience↗
disprove that Reddit's New Look causes skin cancer
1.2M subscribers222 posts / mo in Sep 2026130 authors / mosince 2011
r/shittyaskscience has 1.2M members (+0.4% over the last 12 months). It gets about 222 posts a month from 130 people. Top topics: Day and Night Sunnings, Water Safety & Physiology and Warmth Tips & Tricks.
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- Day and Night Sunnings0.3%
- Water Safety & Physiology0.2%
- Warmth Tips & Tricks0.2%
- Flat Earth Theory0.2%
- Cat Adventures & Oddities0.1%
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- Bluesky Social
- IMDb
- ScienceDirect
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