Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to todayâs edition of web_crawlr.Â
Our top stories today are about: An Amazon driver delivering a package in a very odd place, a McDonaldâs customer saying she was bamboozled by a deal, a life hack to try out next time you book a flight, and a popular streamer who was busted for editing out a key word in a statement about his inappropriate texts.Â
After that, weâve got another edition of âMeme Historyâ for you.Â
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⥠Today in Internet Culture
đŚ WTF
âHe knew he messed up lolâ: Amazon driver delivers package. Customer canât believe where he left it
Youâll never believe where this manâs package ended up. Hint? Youâd have to look up to find it.
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đ FAST FOOD NATION
McDonaldâs customer says she was bamboozled with 99-cent burger
Another internet user is taking McDonaldâs to task after discovering a $0.99 burger deal was anything but.
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âď¸ LIFE HACKS
âBooking EXIT row seats going forwardâ: American Airlines passenger says she received this unexpected perk while sitting in exit row
An American Airlines passenger says she received an unexpected perk while sitting in the exit row.
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đą STREAMERS
âQuite the apologyâ: Twitch streamer Dr Disrespect busted for editing out key word in statement on inappropriate texts
This week he admitted to exchanging inappropriate texts with minors on the platform, which prompted a ban on Twitch. But heâs now getting dragged for editing out, then adding back in, the word âminorâ to his tweet.
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đ¤ Meme History
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đ¸ď¸ Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ânet.
âď¸ A woman made the ultimate sacrifice for the beauty community by trying on 10 different sunscreens to test their effectiveness. Which ones were good?Â
đŞ Thereâs a whole corner of TikTok that is encouraging new parents to normalize naming your kids after something you love.Â
𼊠As barbeque season is in full swing, many Americans are left with a dilemma: They want to grill, but the price of meat is just too high for their comfort.
𦷠Thinking about getting veneers? You might want to watch this womanâs viral warning first.Â
đ A woman questioned why fast food drive-thrus donât put menus up earlier on in the line. She says she would like more time to decide on her order before getting to the speaker.
đłď¸âđ From the Daily Dot archive: Long before #instagays, YouTubeâs gay celebs blazed the trail for a generation of LGBTQ youth.
𤳠Todayâs Viral Video
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