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Angela Lim is a former general assignment intern for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in the Daily Texan, the Austin Chronicle, and Community Impact.

Angela Lim

These 14-year-olds already have anti-aging skin regimens

Having Wrinkles at 14

‘I’m really worried about the new generation of girls’: This 14-year-old already has an anti-aging skin regimen

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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mom wants to take daughter with a severe bacterial infection to the eras tour

‘Don‘t take her to a super spreader event’: Mom wants to take daughter with ‘dangerous’ bacterial infection to the Eras Tour. The internet disagrees

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‘Everyone needs to be 20% smaller’: Influencer calls out Ozempic ad campaign for pushing weight-loss drugs

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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qdoba nose ring

‘Damn I guess they were right telling us we can’t have piercings at work’: Qdoba customer says she found a nose ring in her burrito

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‘We are STRUGGLING’: Ohio residents attribute headaches, nausea to toxins from East Palestine train derailment

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‘I didn’t know it was this serious’: Server shows what it’s really like to have salmonella

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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subway feces sandwich tiktok

‘In between the two wrappers on the sandwich is literal sh*t’: Subway customer claims they found feces in their sandwich

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

Melody Heald

Woman standing in Subway caption "I told these Subway people it was my first day and they just let me work... i'm not even on the schedule i'm not evan an EMPLOYEE I DIDNT EVEN DO AN INTERVIEW i just came in and told them I was a new hire and didn't need training and they just let me alone in this restaurant" (l) woman working at Subway creating sandwich (c) Woman standing in Subway caption "I told these Subway people it was my first day and they just let me work... i'm not even on the schedule i'm not evan an EMPLOYEE I DIDNT EVEN DO AN INTERVIEW i just came in and told them I was a new hire and didn't need training and they just let me alone in this restaurant" (r)

subway tiktok

‘I’m not even an EMPLOYEE I DIDN’T DO AN INTERVIEW’: Woman shows up to Subway and claims to be a new hire—they left her to man the store alone without training

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Always pads in aisle with tweet centered by A.Morgs "A year ago today, I woke up with an Always pad stuck to my bum, after twisting during the night. This caused a rash the next day and after a weekend of pain, I was admitted to hospital with necrotising fasciitis and septic shock."

always pads

‘They’re a bad product’: Woman claims that using an Always menstrual pad sent her into septic shock

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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Charlotte Colombo

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‘Medical intuitives’ on Tiktok are claiming that ‘healing frequencies’ can cure people from parasites

Samantha Shaps is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a contributor for the Daily Dot.

Samantha Shaps

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dont pee just in case

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‘The majority of people I treat admit to doing this’: Doctor shares why going to the bathroom ‘just because’ can be harmful

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tooth solution

‘Put those teeth back in within 60 minutes’: Dentist shares what to do if tooth gets knocked out

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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‘Got their MD at YouTube university’: TikToker allegedly catches her doctor looking up how to treat her cyst on YouTube

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Woman making peace sign caption "Me excited to host my friends and cook for them" (l) MiYKO'S butter with red circle highlighting cashews (treenuts) csption "What are your allergies again" "Just tree nuts" (c) Girls in hospital bed caption "Somehow we made it to an ER She survived I simply cannot make this up"(r)

nut er

‘I hope you’re paying for her er visit lmaoo’: TikToker shares story of how she accidentally fed nuts to her friend with allergy, sparking debate

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