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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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‘As a firefighter I love this’: Man reveals this one thing kept his house from burning down. You can buy it on Amazon

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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‘It’s a huge safety concern’: Toyota driver calls out what happens when he puts it in park—and shows how to turn off this feature

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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Poisoned Clothes

‘Polyester is poison’: Woman condemns SHEIN, Zara, says their clothing is making people sick 

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

Melody Heald

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amazon pets

‘How do you expect us to follow directions?’: Amazon worker issues PSA to customers with pets

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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burger king mold

‘I’m not the type to complain but…this is bad’: Customer orders multiple Birthday Pies from Burger King. They all had something unusual

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

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rent mold

‘DO NOT PAY RENT’: Renter catches landlord ‘lying’ about not finding mold in her apartment—and she has proof

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Costco Chicken

‘I think it develops bacteria’: Costco shopper says he got sick twice after major shift in chicken packaging

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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‘Check the bottom’: Woman issues warning after flipping over her Instant Pot

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‘My son had unplugged his tablet’: Woman says this common household device almost burned down her house

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

Expert says you’re probably using hydrogen peroxide wrong

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‘Had a patient putting it in his EYE today’: Expert says you’re probably using hydrogen peroxide wrong

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Expert says you should stop wearing Shein products after government warning

Shein Clothing

‘428 times the maximum legal limit’: Expert says you should stop wearing Shein products after government warning

Woman says you should never cut Mucinex DM in half

Mucinex

‘I understand why they check ID now’: Woman says you should never cut Mucinex DM in half

Mike Hadge

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All Nippon Airways just launched a  Pokémon-themed flight safety video inside of their airplanes

Lyft customer jumps out of moving car, alleges driver tried to kidnap her

Kidnapped Lyft

‘I almost died’: Lyft customer jumps out of moving car, says driver tried to kidnap her

Homeowner warns against turning dishwasher on before bed

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