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TodayāsĀ top storiesĀ are about: why the internet is freaking out overĀ Joe Biden biting babiesĀ at the White House, how the Federal Trade Commission may haveĀ fixed McDonaldās ice cream machines, a woman who found something mystifying beingĀ used as insulation in her house, and whatās going on with theĀ Vaticanās new anime-inspired mascot.Ā
After that, our investigative reporter and head of the Hi-Res division, Claire, is filling in for Ramon in todayās āMain Character of the Weekā column.
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ā” Today in Internet Culture
š¶ CHOMP CHOMP
Joe Biden actually bit 4 babies at a White House Halloween eventāand the internet is hotly divided
Just another day atĀ Joe Bidenās White House.Ā
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š¦ FAST FOOD WINS
Lina Khan praised for behind-the-scenes push to fix McDonaldās broken ice cream machines
The Federal Trade Commission enacted new copyright rules thatĀ could be a game-changer for McDonaldās ice cream fans, and the internet is cheering on the bureaucrats, for once.Ā
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šØ WTF
āThis is a Criminal Minds episodeā: Woman removes walls during building renovation. Then she sees what they were using as insulation
This is a hack weĀ couldnāt have predicted.Ā
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āŖ THE CHURCH VS GEN Z
The Vatican randomly dropped their new anime mascot and it is polarizing the internet
The Vatican isĀ trying to appeal to the younger generation, with mixed results.Ā
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Main Character of the Week: Car touchscreens
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šøļø Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ānet.
šø A Geico customer shared a life hack that canĀ potentially save you thousandsĀ if you find yourself in a car crash.Ā
š„” A new DoorDash policy aims to help with missing orders and take the blame off drivers.Ā Will it work?Ā
š¾ Hereās howĀ Jack Blackās āI Am Steveā Minecraft lineĀ became a meme.Ā
š A car dealer explained to TikTok viewers why dealershipsĀ donāt want to give customers loaner cars anymore.Ā
š„ A Texas Roadhouse customer is alleging that the restaurantāsĀ side salads have gotten noticeably smaller. What gives?
š From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā FromĀ sponsorshipsĀ toĀ merch, college athletesĀ can now use their personal brandsĀ to monetize the internet.
š¤³ Todayās Viral Video
Imagine bopping to Snoop Dogg during kindergarten class!