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David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.

David Britton

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Meet Yuki, the seal that can squish her face into her body

Kathryn Watson is a culture writer living in New York City. Her work has appeared in Racked, PASTE, and Brit + Co.

Kathryn Watson

Possum

How possums became a lovable internet meme

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Koko the gorilla has died at 46

Buff Cat

Meet Buff Cat, the super swole kitty winning the internet’s heart

Exmoor Horn aged ram absolute unit

The Museum of English Rural Life invites you to take a look at this ‘absolute unit’

alligator gender revel

This is probably the first family to use an alligator at a gender reveal party

Tiffany Kelly was the culture editor at Daily Dot. Previously, she worked at Ars Technica and Wired. Her writing has appeared in several other print and online publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Popular Mechanics, and GQ.

Tiffany Kelly

Shower Rat

Shower Rat is the new Pizza Rat

Josh Katzowitz is a staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

Josh Katzowitz

Shark tank

This poor dude nearly s**ts his pants after tapping on the window of this shark tank

tortoise vs. rabbit

Tortoise and hare face off in real-life race, and guess who wins?

Sarah Weber is the former editor of Daily Dot’s Parsec section, where she wrote about geek culture. She previously worked as a reporter and editor at community newspapers in the Midwest and was recognized by the Ohio Associated Press for news reporting.

Sarah Weber

Octopus city

Scientists discover an ‘octopus city’ off the coast of Australia

crab

Hermit crab uses doll’s head as its shell—and it’s terrifying

Ylvis What Does the Fox Say

The bizarre history of ‘The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)’

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

horse fights alligator: video shows horse stomping an aliigator

horse fights alligator

Horse vs. alligator is the fight for the ages we’ve all been waiting for

Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

Jay Hathaway

beep beep i’m a sheep

After you hear ‘Beep Beep, I’m a Sheep,’ you’ll understand why the meme is so viral

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Samantha Grasso

The Tumblr April Fools' Day horse shit game.

tumblr horse shit game

Tumblr wants you to stop this pixel horse from sh**ing everywhere for April Fools’ Day

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