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Top Reddit posts today: August 20 2026
A show-jumping bull leads Reddit Hot at #1 on August 20, 2026, while a newly shared Harrison Ford and Cookie Monster clip reaches #6 after drawing 2.5 million views, according to Euronews. The board contains 25 posts, and all appear below. Meirl, the only returning title from August 13, improves from #10 to its highest occurrence at #3 and also occupies #4 and #22. A Courtney Love archive clip at #5 and Michael Caruso's August 18 arrest at #18 give the mostly visual feed two dated news triggers.
Top trending posts on Reddit Hot: August 20
The August 20 Reddit Hot board spans animal clips, compact memes, entertainment footage, personal health posts, and two current news discussions across 25 API ranks.
Bull sees a show-jumping horse and decides he can do it too: An animal clip shows a bull imitating a show-jumping horse. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
a Japanese twitter account created these pixelated band-aids: A design post features bandages made to resemble pixel graphics. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
meirl: A relatable self-portrait meme using Reddit's familiar meirl label. It is the first of three identically titled API entries and rises seven places from the title's #10 position on August 13.
meirl: A second separately ranked meme carries the same API title. Its adjacency to #3 creates a duplicate-label cluster, but no widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
Courtney Love risking her career to expose Harvey Weinstein in 2005: Archive footage shows Love warning actresses about Weinstein at a 2005 Comedy Central event. Coverage of her documentary Antiheroine brought the clip back into circulation in 2026.
The Cookie Monster meets Harrison Ford and hums the Indiana Jones theme song: Behind-the-scenes Sesame Street footage shows Ford joining Cookie Monster in humming John Williams' Raiders March. The official Cookie Monster account shared it this week, and Euronews reported 2.5 million views on August 20.
MOLES! the moment they are placed on the ground, quickly burrow beneath it and disappear from sight..: An animal video captures moles immediately digging into soil after release. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
My friend exchanged numbers with a girl and..: A story-format post sets up an unexpected result after two people exchange phone numbers. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
My swollen legs going back to normal after 6 months postpartum: A personal recovery post documents reduced leg swelling six months after childbirth. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
Did you know? Electricians are using trained ferrets to pull wires through tight tunnels. No tool can reach, and it actually works.: A claim-and-demonstration post shows ferrets pulling lines through confined spaces. No credible dated report tied this exact clip to August 20, 2026.
Insurance be like you did What?: A reaction meme jokes about an insurer discovering risky behavior. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
I'm not a huge FOP nerd: A fandom post uses the acronym FOP without enough context in the API title to identify its subject safely. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
He slept in Lake for 5 hours 🩺: A medical or rescue clip describes someone spending five hours in a lake. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
"Bro, money changed you": A visual joke answers the familiar accusation that wealth changes a person. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
🔥baby cuttlefish first attempt at camouflage: A wildlife clip captures a young cuttlefish changing its appearance. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
Space shuttle leaving Earth using tilt shift photography: A miniature-effect edit applies tilt-shift photography to a space shuttle launch. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
He couldn't comprehend what just happened: A reaction clip centers on a person's delayed response to an unexpected event. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
Republican who backed death penalty for pedophiles faces child sex charges: The headline concerns former Florida legislator Michael Caruso, arrested August 18 on five felony charges. Newsweek reported that he had voted for Florida's 2023 capital sexual battery law; the charges remain allegations.
It's not a value question...: A debate or workplace meme turns on the distinction between price and value. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
Direct to crem. A plot is a rental.: A dark-humor post contrasts direct cremation with the recurring status of cemetery plots. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
Bat man?: An animal or costume joke plays literally on the Batman name. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
meirl: The third separately ranked meirl post repeats the same API title at #22. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
You must've been very relieved to realize the mistake: A misunderstanding story turns on the relief that follows discovering an error. No widely reported trigger identified for August 20, 2026.
Realized my colonoscopy wasn't scheduled until Aug 25th - right after I finished the last dose: A personal mishap describes completing colonoscopy preparation five days early. The dated scheduling error itself explains the post's immediate attention.
People that scalp IMAX movie tickets: A complaint targets resale of premium-format cinema seats. It arrives while Spider-Man: Brand New Day is playing across the IMAX network, although no report tied the Reddit post to one specific film.
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What changed on Reddit Hot since yesterday
The August 20 board is almost a full reset from the supplied August 13 comparison, with meirl providing the only exact returning title.
| Change | Details |
|---|---|
| New entrants | 22 non-meirl rows, led by the show-jumping bull (#1), pixelated bandages (#2), Courtney Love (#5), and Cookie Monster with Harrison Ford (#6) |
| Big mover | meirl rises from #10 on August 13 to its highest current occurrence at #3, a seven-place gain, with duplicate rows at #4 and #22 |
| Drop-offs | August 13's What a bro (#1), two eclipse skate posts (#2 and #3), Duolingo streak story (#5), and meteor clip (#8) are absent |
What August 20 Reddit Hot trends reveal
Short visual entertainment controls the upper board. The bull at #1, pixel bandages at #2, two meirl posts at #3 and #4, and the Harrison Ford clip at #6 all work without substantial context. The Ford post has the clearest measured off-platform trigger: Euronews counted 2.5 million views on August 20 after Cookie Monster's official account shared the footage.
Current news appears lower and more selectively. Courtney Love's 2005 warning is newly relevant through Antiheroine coverage, while the Caruso charges at #18 follow an August 18 arrest and August 19 court coverage. The remaining personal stories and animal clips behave as one-day front-page spikes, unlike meirl, which returned from August 13 and now holds three separate ranks.
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These 25 ranks came from the Reddit Hot Posts API on August 20, 2026. Trends MCP captures ranked Reddit boards for researchers, publishers, and monitoring systems; this request uses the exact source type and a 50-item limit.
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Related trend reports
- Previous report: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/trending/reddit-hot-trending-august-13-2026
- Data source: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/reddit-hot-posts-api
- Reddit research guide: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/blog/best-reddit-trend-research-tools-2026