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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.

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“So chaotic”: A “Cake Picnic” in Lagos went viral for all the wrong reasons. What are they?

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Gen Z Redditor asks if the house parties featured in ’90s teen comedies were real, sparking generational discourse

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Man throws birthday party. Then he exposes his cheating wife in front of everyone

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‘We can’t buy houses. Might as well’: Dog birthday party features water-tasting station so dogs can taste Evian in viral TikTok, sparking debate about millennials

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‘Probably the first break they got to enjoy since they were hired’: Amazon warehouse workers filmed partying, sparking debate

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