Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to todayâs edition of web_crawlr.Â
Our top stories to kick off the weekend are about: The internet being captivated by a womanâs backyard dead body saga, a video where a dumpster diver finds the âcraziest jackpot everâ behind an Ulta, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushing back at calls to replace FTC Chair Lina Khan after Novemberâs election, and 15 Halloween date night films for you to watch.Â
After that, weâve got another edition of âMeme Historyâ for you.Â
P.S. â Did you take our weekly news quiz yesterday? If not, you still can! Just open yesterdayâs newsletter to answer the question. If you guess correctly, you might win a Click or Treat sweatshirt!Â
See you next week!Â
â A.W.Â
⥠Today in Internet Culture
đ± TRENDING
TikTok captivated by woman who found possible dead body after fearing her house was haunted
The internet has been captivated for days by one creatorâs ongoing journey to find out if a dead body is buried in her backyard.
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đïž WTF
âThese are all Chanel: Woman canât believe what she found in the dumpster behind Ulta. Were the thousands of dollars worth of items an employeeâs stash?
âThis might be my craziest jackpot ever.â
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đŁïž VIRAL POLITICS
AOC delivers furious threat as billionaires rumble about ousting FTCâs Lina Khan
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) ignited a furor amongst right-wingers online as she pushed back against talk of FTC Chair Lina Khan being ousted after the presidential election.
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đ» POP CULTURE
Looking for a Halloween movie for date night? Try any of these 15 films
Date night is a great opportunity to check out a scary movie together. Whether the relationship is new or youâre with a tried and true partner, thereâs a lot of fun to be had watching something spooky.
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đžïž Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ânet.
đŠ An Amazon delivery driver is urging folks to thoroughly inspect boxes they receive from the online retail giant before bringing them inside their homes. But why?
đ This Raising Caneâs customer is alerting fellow customers that the latest version of its famed chicken tenders are smaller than ever. And sheâs far from the only one making that claim.
đ Targetâs baked goods are divisive, to say the least. So it is no surprise that a Target bakery worker who shared a PSA for customers who buy baked goods in the store went viral.Â
đ« Hereâs how to make concession stand nacho cheese at home. Thereâs a secret ingredient.Â
đž Most of the time, when out and about shopping around, customers can be confident that an item on sale is genuinely being offered at a discounted price. But what if it is not?
đ This Walmart customer was shocked when one locationâs tire service department wouldnât work on a wheel he removed from his BMW himself. So why wouldnât they?
đș From the Daily Dot archive: Here are the viral marketing campaigns that helped shape the internet as we know it.
đ€ł Todayâs Viral Video
Doug Emoff has thoughts on those SNL skits!