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Happy Friday! OurĀ top storiesĀ today are about: An attempted FedEx robbery that was caught on cameraĀ (and subsequently went viral), Trump's pick for defense secretaryĀ once boasting that he never washes his hands, how TrumpĀ picked an anti-TikTok crusader for his cabinetĀ despite running on saving the app, and an explainer ofĀ the "Comically Large Spoon" meme.Ā
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ā” Today in Internet Culture
š¦ CAUGHT ON CAMERA
āPlease be awareā: Woman sees FedEx pull up to her porch through Ring camera. Then she notices 2 men in the background
A FedEx driver pulled up to a womanās porch to complete a delivery andĀ was then the victim of an attempted robbery. AndĀ their Ring camera caught the whole thing.
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š¦ EWWW
Trump Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth proudly boasted of never washing his hands: āGerms are not realā
Trump's pick of HegsethĀ is raising some eyebrows, not just for a potential lack of qualificationsābutĀ also for a controversial video clip from 2019.
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š± TECH
Trump ran on saving TikTokāhis new National Security Advisor called refusing to ban it ācravenā
This week, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Rep.Ā Mike WaltzĀ (R-Fla.) as his National Security Advisor. In doing so, TrumpĀ picked one of the biggest congressional crusaders against TikTok.
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š„ MEMES
Where did the āComically Large Spoonā meme come from?
TheĀ Comically Large Spoon memeĀ began as a joke by Vine creator King Bach about getting āone spoonfulā of a friendās ice cream.Ā The twist? Itās a comically LARGE spoon.
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A RECIPE FOR WHAT KIND OF FOOD HAD THE INTERNET GRIPPED EARLIER THIS WEEK?
ByĀ Ramon Ramirez
Managing Editor
Main Character of the Week:Ā Olive Garden breadsticks
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šøļø Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the 'net.
š¤ In a viral video, a formerĀ Target workerĀ revealedĀ how to get "expensive" items for free.
š¹ ShouldĀ employeesĀ at popular sandwich chainĀ Jimmy JohnāsĀ smile for the cameras? One TikToker is claimingĀ Jimmy Johnās watches employees using security devices.
š If youāve ever beenĀ asked to pull around after placing your orderĀ in aĀ drive-thru line, itās got to do withĀ service metrics.
š¦µ TheĀ That Feeling When Knee Surgery Is Tomorrow meme, akaĀ Blue Grinch meme, is aĀ very specific feelingĀ of knowing that your knee surgery is tomorrow. As aĀ brainrot meme, itsĀ specificity is the joke.
š¬ TikTokers Doug and Jenn areĀ seeking answersĀ afterĀ purchasing Milk Duds from Walmart, only toĀ find a single Milk Dud inside one of the boxes.
š® From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā Police struggle to justify use of Fusus, aĀ community surveillance tool they foisted on citizens.
š¤³ Today's Viral Video
Billy Crystal explains why he wouldn't date Princess Diana.Ā
