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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Viral post claims JBL speaker works fine after drifting in ocean for 3 months: “They found Davy Jones’ speaker”

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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“Way too smart for touch tanks”: San Antonio aquarium lets visitors touch giant octopus—even after it allegedly attacked a child

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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Man who quit his job to sail with his cat got PR package dropped to him in the middle of the ocean

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

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‘Annual sacrifice to the sea gods’: Billionaire savaged after announcing new submersible trip to the Titanic

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

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Sailing Twitter is baffled by claim that it’s “scientifically impossible” to “travel across oceans”

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Baffling new viral claim posits it is ‘scientifically impossible’ to travel across the Atlantic Ocean

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Jellyfish that looks like a flying saucer spotted in the Pacific

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This octopus has no name but he does have our hearts

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