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

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Todayā€™sĀ 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 McDonaldā€™s ice cream machines, a woman who found something mystifying beingĀ used as insulation in her house, and whatā€™s going on with theĀ Vaticanā€™s new anime-inspired mascot.Ā 

After that, our investigative reporter and head of the Hi-Res division, Claire, is filling in for Ramon in todayā€™s ā€œMain Character of the Weekā€ column.

Also: Itā€™s Friday, so donā€™t forget to take ourĀ weekly news quiz! Just scroll down below to answer this weekā€™s question. If you guess correctly, you might win a ā€œClick or Treatā€ sweatshirt!Ā 

See you tomorrow,

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ā€” K.D.Ā 


āš” Today in Internet Culture

šŸ‘¶ CHOMP CHOMP
Joe Biden actually bit 4 babies at a White House Halloween eventā€”and the internet is hotly divided

Just another day atĀ Joe Bidenā€™s White House.Ā 

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šŸ¦ FAST FOOD WINS
Lina Khan praised for behind-the-scenes push to fix McDonaldā€™s broken ice cream machines

The Federal Trade Commission enacted new copyright rules thatĀ could be a game-changer for McDonaldā€™s ice cream fans, and the internet is cheering on the bureaucrats, for once.Ā 

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šŸ”Ø WTF
ā€˜This 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 couldnā€™t have predicted.Ā 

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ā›Ŗ 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, a web_crawlr column

ByĀ Claire Goforth
Investigative Reporter and Head of the Hi-Res Division

Main Character of the Week: Car touchscreens
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Main Character of the Week: Car touchscreens

Main Character of the Week is a weekly column thatĀ tells you the most prominent ā€œmain characterā€ online (good or bad).Ā It runs on Fridays 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.


šŸ•øļø Crawling the Web

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

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šŸ’ø A Geico customer shared a life hack that canĀ potentially save you thousandsĀ if you find yourself in a car crash.Ā 

šŸ„” A new DoorDash policy aims to help with missing orders and take the blame off drivers.Ā Will it work?Ā 

šŸ‘¾ Hereā€™s howĀ Jack Blackā€™s ā€˜I Am Steveā€™ Minecraft lineĀ became a meme.Ā 

šŸš— A car dealer explained to TikTok viewers why dealershipsĀ donā€™t want to give customers loaner cars anymore.Ā 

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šŸ„— A Texas Roadhouse customer is alleging that the restaurantā€™sĀ side salads have gotten noticeably smaller. What gives?

šŸ€ From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā FromĀ sponsorshipsĀ toĀ merch, college athletesĀ can now use their personal brandsĀ to monetize the internet.


šŸ¤³ Todayā€™s Viral Video

Imagine bopping to Snoop Dogg during kindergarten class!

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