/r/Showerthoughts - top ten submissions for each month of 2026

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2026, April
I’m just intelligent enough to know that I’m no...
13480 I’m just intelligent enough to know that I’m no...
A gold medal Olympic athlete is better than 8.3...
12737 A gold medal Olympic athlete is better than 8.3...
In the 80s/90s, an entire family sitting in the...
9737 In the 80s/90s, an entire family sitting in the...
April Fools doesn't hit as hard when your defau...
9118 April Fools doesn't hit as hard when your defau...
One of the biggest Hollywood lies is how detect...
8688 One of the biggest Hollywood lies is how detect...
A portion of dead people never knew what caused...
7567 A portion of dead people never knew what caused...
The tradition of wearing a white wedding dress ...
7207 The tradition of wearing a white wedding dress ...
If the famously unsolved Riemann Hypothesis is ...
7008 If the famously unsolved Riemann Hypothesis is ...
Our parents used to remind us not to get too mu...
6915 Our parents used to remind us not to get too mu...
Missions to the moon used to unite and inspire ...
6559 Missions to the moon used to unite and inspire ...
2026, March
Modern soldiers' PTSD triggers will probably sh...
26284 Modern soldiers' PTSD triggers will probably sh...
The reason the Internet was so great compared t...
16970 The reason the Internet was so great compared t...
If the "use it or lose it" theory of neuroscien...
14639 If the "use it or lose it" theory of neuroscien...
You don’t realize how much of your personality ...
11290 You don’t realize how much of your personality ...
Phone cameras need a "junk photo" setting for a...
10593 Phone cameras need a "junk photo" setting for a...
It is highly likely that you never pressed the ...
9392 It is highly likely that you never pressed the ...
The power of invisibility would make you blind ...
8933 The power of invisibility would make you blind ...
The "room temperature IQ" zinger hits much hard...
8881 The "room temperature IQ" zinger hits much hard...
People probably faked illness to get out of wor...
7766 People probably faked illness to get out of wor...
The smartest of astrophysicists have decided th...
6914 The smartest of astrophysicists have decided th...
2026, February
If you are an identical twin, there is a non-ze...
17380 If you are an identical twin, there is a non-ze...
It is likely that if inbreeding wasn’t a proble...
10201 It is likely that if inbreeding wasn’t a proble...
You'd think evolution would have stopped snorin...
10175 You'd think evolution would have stopped snorin...
One day in the future, “Do you smoke?” will mea...
8340 One day in the future, “Do you smoke?” will mea...
Since Wall-E knew how to repair himself, he kno...
8122 Since Wall-E knew how to repair himself, he kno...
Salt circles repel demons. So, if you packed a ...
7492 Salt circles repel demons. So, if you packed a ...
If the nuclear bombs start flying, it might act...
7008 If the nuclear bombs start flying, it might act...
Statistically speaking, someone *is* the unluck...
6681 Statistically speaking, someone *is* the unluck...
Even though Earth has 8 billion people, the wor...
6362 Even though Earth has 8 billion people, the wor...
I think it’s unusual that no standardized liter...
6183 I think it’s unusual that no standardized liter...
2026, January
The universe is 13.8 billion years old, but hea...
16035 The universe is 13.8 billion years old, but hea...
Inside Out set in a brain with Alzheimer's woul...
8590 Inside Out set in a brain with Alzheimer's woul...
The occasional shart aside, the ability of our ...
7549 The occasional shart aside, the ability of our ...
If you're skinny, shaving your beard makes you ...
6782 If you're skinny, shaving your beard makes you ...
AI will save humanity by destroying social medi...
6316 AI will save humanity by destroying social medi...
Cats are probably very confused about why their...
6106 Cats are probably very confused about why their...
The AI bubble is driven by CEOs who’ve built th...
5772 The AI bubble is driven by CEOs who’ve built th...
In the infinite set of all positive numbers, an...
5355 In the infinite set of all positive numbers, an...
It’s weird how blue light filter glasses became...
5061 It’s weird how blue light filter glasses became...
About 75% of people in the modern era live to s...
4781 About 75% of people in the modern era live to s...