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The Daily Dot

Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

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Woman shares a little-known area you should check before buying car

‘I didn’t check for this…’: Woman reveals little-known area you should always inspect before buying a car. Don’t skip this part

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Three images of a woman touching her hair, holding Dawn dish soap and covering her face with her hand.

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‘Been doing this for years’: Woman shares little-known use for Dawn dish soap. Does it work?

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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‘It’s gonna make your life a whole lot easier’: Man shares trick to avoid icy windshields with this one thing—and you already own it

Two panel design with a woman looking and talking at the camera while sitting in her room, next to an image of someone using the Emergency break in their car

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‘My car was not stopping’: Woman’s brakes go out on the highway. Then she remembers this little-known trick that ‘saved her life’

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Are they the same thing?’: McDonald’s customer orders McNugget deal for $28. Then a worker intervenes

Amara Thomas is a freelance writer and cultural worker. She has written for the FADER, the Village Voice, Gothamist, and Highsnobiety.

Amara Thomas

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‘I did this but got a week off!’: Woman shares hack to getting ‘a few days’ off work. Does it work?

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘Thanks bro’: Expert shows faded headlight. Then he shows little-known DIY trick to fix it

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

Braden Bjella

3 panel image: on the side is a laundry room at night with a washing machine lit up from the inside.

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‘This is devastating’: Woman shares whether you should be doing laundry at night or morning to save money

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

Melody Heald

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Man shows the right way to order at the Raising Cane’s drive-thru

‘I’ve been missing out’: Man shows the right way to order at the Raising Cane’s drive-thru. Here’s the little-known substitution blowing everyone’s mind

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‘The next day it won’t be flat’: Woman says put this in your Coca-Cola can and leave it in the fridge overnight to keep it fresh. Does it work?

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘The more you know’: Former Texas Roadhouse worker shows little-known bread roll hack

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

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‘I always park next to them’: Woman raves after parking her Toyota by the Target shopping cart return. Then she shows why

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘A repair man said you MUST use that option’: Man issues warning to people who wash heavy-duty items like blankets

Vanessa St-Amand was a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot based in South Florida. She has an extensive background in online marketing and spends her free time discussing intriguing topics for the terminally online.

Vanessa St-Amand

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‘I’m scared to look’: Woman issues warning for people who keep their iPhones nearby while they are in the shower

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