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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here.Ā Welcome to todayā€™s edition of web_crawlr.Ā 

OurĀ top storiesĀ to kick off the weekend are about: The internet being captivated byĀ a womanā€™s backyard dead body saga, a video where a dumpster diver finds the ā€œcraziest jackpot everā€ behind an Ulta, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezĀ pushing back at calls to replace FTC Chair Lina KhanĀ after Novemberā€™s election, andĀ 15 Halloween date night filmsĀ for you to watch.Ā 

After that, weā€™ve got another edition of ā€œMeme Historyā€ for you.Ā 

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P.S. ā€” Did you take ourĀ weekly news quizĀ yesterday? If not, youĀ still can! JustĀ open yesterdayā€™s newsletterĀ to answer the question. If you guess correctly, you mightĀ win a Click or Treat sweatshirt!Ā 

See you next week!Ā 

ā€” A.W.Ā 


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āš” Today in Internet Culture

The internetĀ has been captivated for daysĀ by one creatorā€™s ongoing journey toĀ find out if a dead body is buried in her backyard.

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šŸ—‘ļø WTF
ā€˜These are all Chanel: Woman canā€™t believe what she found in the dumpster behind Ulta. Were the thousands of dollars worth of items an employeeā€™s stash?

ā€œThis might be my craziest jackpot ever.ā€

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šŸ—£ļø VIRAL POLITICS
AOC delivers furious threat as billionaires rumble about ousting FTCā€™s Lina Khan

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)Ā ignited a furor amongst right-wingersĀ online as sheĀ pushed back against talk of FTC Chair Lina Khan being oustedĀ after the presidential election.

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šŸ‘» POP CULTURE
Looking for a Halloween movie for date night? Try any of these 15 films

Date night is a great opportunity toĀ check out a scary movie together. Whether the relationship is new or youā€™re with a tried and true partner,Ā thereā€™s a lot of fun to be had watching something spooky.

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Meme HistoryĀ is a weekly column that divesĀ deep into internet loreĀ to uncover theĀ history of famous memes. It runs on Saturdays in the Daily Dotā€™s web_crawlr newsletter. If you want to get this columnĀ a day beforeĀ we publish it,Ā subscribe to web_crawlr, where youā€™ll get the daily scoop of internet culture delivered straight to your inbox.

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šŸ•øļø Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ā€˜net.

šŸ“¦ AnĀ Amazon delivery driverĀ is urging folks toĀ thoroughly inspect boxesĀ they receive from the online retail giantĀ before bringing them insideĀ their homes.Ā But why?

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šŸ— ThisĀ Raising Caneā€™s customerĀ isĀ alertingĀ fellow customers that the latest version of its famed chicken tendersĀ are smaller than ever. AndĀ sheā€™s far from the only one making that claim.

šŸž Targetā€˜s baked goodsĀ are divisive, to say the least. So it is no surprise that a TargetĀ bakery workerĀ who shared aĀ PSA for customersĀ whoĀ buy baked goods in the store went viral.Ā 

šŸ«• Hereā€™sĀ how to make concession stand nacho cheeseĀ at home. Thereā€™s aĀ secret ingredient.Ā 

šŸ’ø Most of the time, when out and aboutĀ shopping around, customers can beĀ confident that an item on saleĀ isĀ genuinely being offered at a discounted price.Ā But what if it is not?

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šŸš— ThisĀ Walmart customerĀ wasĀ shockedĀ when one locationā€™sĀ tire service departmentĀ wouldnā€™t work on a wheel he removed from his BMW himself.Ā So why wouldnā€™t they?

šŸ“ŗ From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā Here are the viral marketing campaignsĀ that helped shape the internetĀ as we know it.


šŸ¤³ Todayā€™s Viral Video

Doug Emoff has thoughts on those SNL skits!

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