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Terry Crews drawing Sofia Vergara takes rank 1 on Reddit Hot Posts on September 4, 2026. The as_of timestamp is 2026-09-04T08:01:31. All 10 titles are new versus the September 3 Reddit Hot board, which still carried a September 2 as_of and a Brendan Fraser fan-photo at 1. No widely reported news trigger was found for most of today's image posts; they are front-page curiosities, not wire stories. The Reddit Hot Posts API call used type Reddit Hot Posts and limit 10.
Top trending posts on Reddit: September 4
Terry Crews drawing Sofia Vergara: Celebrity sketch post. New at 1. No widely reported TV-episode or exhibit trigger identified for September 4 beyond the drawing itself circulating on the hot feed.
So happy finally my squirrel house has a squirrel . I will not hear otherwise .: Pet-wildlife photo. New at 2. No widely reported news trigger identified for September 4.
Many years ago, my dentist would bring his dog in to help people with dental anxiety.: Nostalgia anecdote. New at 3. No widely reported dental-policy trigger identified for September 4.
In 1989, a pelican named Katta-kun began going to a kindergarten in Japan where it played and interacted with the children as if it were one of them.: Historical-animal anecdote dated 1989. New at 4. No widely reported 2026 anniversary campaign identified for September 4.
Me_irl: Relatable-meme slot. New at 5. Yesterday used Meirl / meirl variants at 5 and 10.
Never [OC]: Original-content comic or image tagged OC. New at 6. No widely reported artist-news trigger identified for September 4.
Germany has more castles than the United States has McDonald's. This is the Eltz castle, located in Wiershem. It has been owned and occupied by the same family for 33 generations over 800 years: Travel fact-and-photo. New at 7. The 33-generation and 800-year claims are in the post title; no separate news fetch confirmed a September 4 event.
This is what an "anti-yellowing" phone case looks like after a year: Product-wear photo. New at 8. No widely reported case-brand recall identified for September 4.
It is done.: Ambiguous completion post. New at 9. No widely reported context identified for September 4.
She decided to check her home security camera to see what her cat was doing: Security-cam cat clip. New at 10. No widely reported viral-news writeup identified for September 4.
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What changed on Reddit Hot since yesterday
New entrants: all 10 posts.
Drop-offs: Brendan Fraser fan photo (1), baby groundhog (2), China scientist celebrity screens (3), New York lightning doorbell (4), Meirl (5), ping pong table five years (6), USS Abraham Lincoln Thailand (7), Iceland 1AM scenery (8), TIL sleep wash cycle (9), meirl (10).
as_of moved from 2026-09-02T22:01:39 on yesterday's stored JSON to 2026-09-04T08:01:31 today.
What today's Reddit Hot posts reveal
This is a full image-and-anecdote turnover, not a news board. Reddit World News is the wire. Hot Posts is sketches, squirrels, pelicans, and a phone-case yellowing shot.
The only numbered claims in a title are Eltz Castle's 33 generations and 800 years, plus the 1989 pelican date. Those are post-title figures, not a verified September 4 news event.
Me_irl returning in a new spelling is the durable meme slot. Everything else is a one-day card.
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This list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type Reddit Hot Posts and limit 10. The feed is for social desks that need the dated hot list, separate from r/worldnews.
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"type": "Reddit Hot Posts",
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Read the Reddit Hot Posts API page for the live call.