r/theyknew↗
They Knew
This Subreddit is dedicated to circumstances where you think the people who did/made something "knew" that it would be considered in a way that is inappropriate.
742k subscribers277 posts / mo in Sep 2026240 authors / mosince 2016
r/theyknew has 742k members (+3.3% over the last 12 months). It gets about 277 posts a month from 240 people. Top topics: Mistakes & Errors, Bumper Stickers and Children's Book Illustrations.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Mistakes & Errors0.4%
- Bumper Stickers0.2%
- Children's Book Illustrations0.2%
- NeverSeeItComing0.2%
- Advertise Awkwardly0.2%
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- Tenor
- GIPHY
- Know Your Meme
- IMDb
- NPR
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