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The Daily Dot

<p>Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.</p>


Susan LaMarca

Bride shocked with her mouth open at a bachelorette party.

“I would be throwing up”: Viewers stunned after friends play surprise montage of bride’s exes at her bachelorette

Professor Ahmed Hankir looking into the camera underneath text reading, "Limerence - the worst borderline personality disorder symptom?"

“Most terrible lesson I had to learn”: Psychiatrist says this overlooked behavior could signal a personality disorder

Left: Woman's hand holding a beaded martini purse inside of a T.J. Maxx location, text overlay reads, "TJ Maxx used to be the place to indulge in name brand essentials for affordable prices..." Right: T.J. Maxx storefront exterior.

“Feels like a junk store”: Shopper calls T.J. Maxx a “micro-trend paradise” after finding nothing but cheap clutter

Woman walking into the front door of her house, being greeted by dogs. Text caption overlay reads, "I can spot 'gentle parenting' kids because I raised 2 of them...10 years later...I'm having to undo it..."

“Created anxious, entitled, people-pleasing kids”: This mom used “gentle parenting” for 10 years. Now, she’s trying to undo it

Left: Close up on a reusable acrylic drinking straw, in a glass of ice tea. Right: Woman laying in a hospital bed crying, text overlay reading, "PSA: Do not use glass straws."

“New fear unlocked”: Woman’s glass straw shatters. Then, she burps up blood and ends up in the ER

Woman in the spices aisle at a grocery store.

Cook reveals $4 “secret ingredient” that makes “literally any Thanksgiving or Christmas casserole 10 times better”

Left: Woman looking into the screen, text overlay reads, "Sanrio renamed one of their characters." Right: Hands holding a stuffed Mocha plushie.

Government name revealed? Mocha fans say Sanrio is now calling her “Lovelymocha”—and they’re stoked

Culture

“Is that all?”: Women are pranking their  partners with misleading “handyman” videos, and the results are hilarious

“We never got out of the car”: British husband slams drive-thru culture, calls Americans the laziest on the planet

Viral Politics

“Prophetic lyrics”: Olivia Nuzzi’s failed teen pop career resurfaces amid book release

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Entertainment

“Pure cinema”: Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman reunite at Fortnite Chapter 7 event

“Bullying disguised as a trend”: Creators push back on mean-spirited “flipping camera” prank

Woman looking into the camera underneath text overlay reading, "Married women are very self centered."

“Not ONE friend celebrated me”: Why this single millennial says married women are “self-centered”—and TikTok agrees

“It’s got wabi-sabi”: Social media turns a “King of the Hill” clip—and ancient practice—into a viral trend

A bag of frozen okra sitting atop a locked thermostat in an Airbnb.