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Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

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Meme History: The Tide Pods Challenge

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.

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‘I was thinking I was being cheap for doing the same thing’: Shopper shares ‘hack’ for getting your money’s worth on Tide detergent

Esther Bell is a writer for the Daily Dot. She recently graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in journalism, and her work has appeared in Bustle and Teen Vogue.

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Alcoholic Tide Pods are now a thing, apparently

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Everyone thinks the boxed Tide looks like boxed wine

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What’s up with the Tide Pod Challenge?

Christine Friar is a writer and editor in New York who focuses on streaming entertainment and internet culture. Her work has appeared in the Awl, the Fader, New York Magazine, Paper Magazine, Vogue, Elle, and more.

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YouTube is taking down videos of the Tide Pod Challenge

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Meme History: The Tide Pods Challenge

‘I was thinking I was being cheap for doing the same thing’: Shopper shares ‘hack’ for getting your money’s worth on Tide detergent

Alcoholic Tide Pods are now a thing, apparently

Everyone thinks the boxed Tide looks like boxed wine

What’s up with the Tide Pod Challenge?

YouTube is taking down videos of the Tide Pod Challenge

Welp, someone vaped a Tide Pod

There’s now a recipe to make your own edible Tide Pods

Are people really eating Tide Pods?