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The Daily Dot

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


Susan LaMarca

Culture

Women are posting their divorce glow-ups on TikTok as part of the “the divorce effect” trend

“Turn it off”: Swollen iPad sparks safety panic on TikTok, users urge woman immediately remove it from her house

Here’s why “achievement cakes” are popping up as the latest self-validation trend

Memes

Debunking the “Franklin will eventually show up” brainrot meme from “Grand Theft Auto”

“He needs to RUN”: Fiance’s mug gift sparks massive relationship discourse

Left: Woman sitting in her car with KFC's new $5 poutine bowl. Middle: Canadian chef Matty Matheson holding a KFC $5 poutine bowl. Right: Woman sitting in her car holding KFC's new $5 poutine bowl, text overlay reads, "New KFC cheese curds and 'poutine.'"

“That’s a war crime”: KFC brings poutine to America (Canadians are judging)

Left: Woman holding a tiny couch in her living room. Right: Woman sitting in a tiny brown couch smiling.

“Just add water”: Couple replaces their couch with a $399 Temu furniture set. Then they unbox it

Left: Man in a red t-shirt holding a soda cup at Dollywood theme park in Tennessee, text overlay reads, "Testing Dollywood's new drink system." Middle: Dollywood theme park in the city of PIgeon Forge. Right: Man's hand holding a soda cup underneath Coca-Cola fountain machine at Dollywood theme park.

“I will never step foot there again”: Dollywood guests revolt over timed, tracked fountain drinks

“It only has to make sense to me”: The 365 buttons meme, explained

Left: Woman sitting in an airplane wearing a neck pillow, text overlay reads, "When the 10+ hours in economy starts to feel like 10+ hours in economy." Right: Woman's legs up on the wall of an airplane, feet above a plane window, text overlay reads, "When the 10+ hours in economy starts to feel like 10+ hours in economy."

“How are you not too shy to do this?”: Pilates instructor demonstrates her long-haul flight “hack”

“I feel like there’s too many men around”: Woman turns into a man-hater after getting her wisdom teeth out in post-dental work video

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“I thought I was hallucinating”: London’s fireworks show included “Wicked” and a “Jet2 holiday” reference

Left: A small sheet of printer paper with elementary school homework printed on it, laying on a marble countertop. Text overlay reads, "The homework our five year old came home with." Right: Female elementary school teacher helping cute schoolboy with homework.

“This is so sad”: Mom points out error on 5-year-old’s grammar homework. Teachers rush to defend it

Left: Bald man looking into the camera while in a Staples store, text overlay reads, "There's gotta be a good conspiracy theory here." Right: Closeup Night View of Staples The Office Superstore Building Exterior.

“These prices are ridiculous”: Shopper spots a $115 sign at Staples. Then he finds it on Amazon for $26

McDonald’s with bars inside of it sparks debate about which state it’s located in. It’s not in America at all