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The day's biggest posts, videos, searches and trends from Reddit, YouTube, Google and X — ranked, in one place.

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#1 on the internet todayneed a scientist to explain to me why this tiny paw has the same weight as a truck :/r/catsOpen on Reddit ↗

The leaderboard

Top posts across Reddit and trending YouTube — tap to open.

#2YouTube▶ 2.6K viewsUS Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Critically Ill 4 Days After Failed Execution; Prognosis UnclearCNN-News18#3RedditFilipino Model Uses Money Made On OF To Build School In Her Hometownr/SipsTea#4YouTube▶ 4.6K viewsLIVE: NBC News NOW - Oct. 5NBC News#5RedditWhen we’re not looking, Alexa displays the wrong time. I finally caught her on video.r/mildlyinfuriating#6YouTube▶ 2.5K viewsTHE TONY RIZZO SHOW - BROWNS IN 1ST PLACE + GUARDS GAME 2 - 10/5/2026ESPNCleveland#7RedditMonkey Smells a Century Egg.r/interestingasfuck#8YouTube▶ 1.2K viewsLions Embarrassed In Primetime What The Next Move? | Big D Energy | Monday, October 5th, 2026WoodwardSports#9RedditThis is the moment captured when former high school football star breaks down in court as rape charge is dismissed after the 16-year-old accuser admits it never happened, following six years in prisonr/interesting#10YouTube▶ 1.9K viewsWhat If Acres is live!What If Acres

🔎 Everyone's Googling

Top US searches this morning, sized by search volume.

  1. 01aaron sorkin10000+ searchesAaron Sorkin Says He Didn't Think Jesse Eisenberg Wouldn't Want to Play Mark Zuckerberg
  2. 02ed burns1000+ searchesEdward Burns shares stories of his novel and his LI childhood
  3. 03department of treasury500+ searchesTreasury sanctions operation targets Iran's auto, rail industries in latest economic attack
  4. 04united states5000+ searchesU.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats
  5. 05chris rock500+ searchesChris Rock Has Been Thinking About Forgiveness

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