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Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Dentist shares how you can get away with eating sweets but not getting cavities

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‘I wish someone told me this like 5 years ago’: Dentist shares how you can get away with eating sweets but not getting cavities

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘My anxiety says no’: Skin doctor says you’re probably showering wrong

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‘What is jowls? I always bite my cheek’: Skincare expert warns against biting inside of your cheek, says it could change your face

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‘Another reason i’m not gonna remove mine’: Woman goes in to get wisdom teeth removed. She leaves with a broken jaw

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘That’s fiberglass’: Woman slams Purple Mattresses for claiming mattresses don’t contain fiberglass. She thinks they’re lying

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‘I shut my mouth so hard the next hour’: Woman eats Snickers bar, then plane announces there’s a nut allergy on board

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Woman warns against under eye filler, shares why she regrets it 2 years later

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‘I notice these 2 dimples’: Woman warns against under eye filler, shares why she regrets it 2 years later

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

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‘Not a ‘drinking water’ is crazy’: Is Waterloo Sparkling Water hiding something from customers?

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

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‘Those teeth are not salvageable’: Dental worker issues warning after catching ‘veneer tech’ doing something ‘terrifying’

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

RFK's campaign leans into brain worm revelation

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RFK Jr.’s campaign leans into brain worm revelation, considers ‘uncensored scientific research platform’ on brainworm.com

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‘Please don’t’: Woman says she’s in hospital with congestive heart failure, but begs Panera not to discontinue charged lemonades

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

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‘Still on the shelves’: Catastrophic injury lawyer reveals the one home product that he’d never buy

Costco shopper warns you should always crack eggs in a separate bowl after finding something strange

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‘Didn’t know that could happen’: Costco shopper warns you should always crack eggs in a separate bowl after finding something strange

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‘I would actually be really embarrassed’: Woman says you’re probably using the treadmill wrong if you use incline

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

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