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The Daily Dot

<p>Rachel Joy Thomas is a music journalist, freelance writer, and hopeful author who resides in Austin, Texas.</p>


Rachel Joy Thomas

Screenshot of Tiktok user @xraybaeofficial; Photo of a medical profession with a model of the male urinary system.

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‘They NEVER told me this’: Medical tech says you need to flush your kidneys after this common procedure. Here’s what the science says

Colorful Grocery Haul, Sprouts Farmers Market Store, A women holding a Bag

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Shopper grabs 8 items at Sprouts Farmers Market. Then she shows a little-known trick to get them ‘completely free’

2 panel image of a man with phone, apple logo

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Expert says check for ‘Maximum Capacity’ in your iPhone Settings. Then he reveals 2 tips to save your battery

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‘I had to quit’: Walmart shopper notices Fairlife Core Power shakes are $4.88 apiece. Now viewers are worried about what’s in them

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‘Indeed is starting to give Craigslist vibes’: Woman says don’t use Indeed. Is her harrowing warning really based on a true story?

Two panel design with a man looking upset at a counter in a store, next to an image of a "Smoke Shop & Gifts" sign

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‘I thought undercover cops only acted like this in the movies’: Man walks into smoke shop and asks for flower. Then the shopkeeper gives him exactly that

Back of couple embracing with tax forms behind them and food stamp card and mouse cursor around them.

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‘We received no communication’: An Illinois couple received SNAP benefits for months. Then the government took away their tax return

3 panel image: on the left is a Costco store, in the middle a person explains, and on the right are pieces of poultry meat.

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‘I’m looking at you Costco’: Woman says grocery store chicken is soaked in chlorine. Is that true? Is that a problem?

A photo of hands holding a carton of eggs with dollar signs floating around it; a screenshot of Tiktok user @_emily_martin__ in front of hundreds of cartons of eggs.

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‘Then why are retail egg prices so high?’: Farmer shows ‘hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of eggs. There’s just one problem

Two panel design with a cop looking closely at plates on the back of a car, next to an image of police in the rearview mirror

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‘And you’re 100% sure?’: Cops pull over Infiniti driver and seize his license plate. There’s just one problem

Stacked Amazon boxes(l), Hand wiping rain off side-view-mirror(r)

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‘You’ll never have trouble… again’: Driver exposes the one Amazon product you need for driving in the rain

2 panel image: on the left we see the Marriott Hotel logo on the exterior of a building, and on the right we see a rectangular device.

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‘I find something under here’: Man stays at Denver Marriott. Then he spots a suspicious device under the coffee table

Two panel design with a woman looking upset and frustrated while she sits in her car, next to an image of a woman taking a handful of medicine.

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‘This literally happened to me’: Woman goes to the doctor. Then he drops her because he can’t figure out what’s wrong

Two panel design with the same woman in both, she is in her car talking to the camera

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‘I’m a little scared right now’: Woman says she’s about to be a single mom amid ‘amicable’ divorce. Then viewers learn the truth in the comments

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‘It’s OK little girl stop crying’: Woman installs indoor Ring camera. Then she hears something disturbing