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Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

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Susan LaMarca

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Coconut water and espresso? The “Coconut Americano” is the internet’s new summer coffee order

3 panel: Each of people galloping under caption reading: "Apparently if you walk like this you get the perfect candid pictures (Wait til the end)"

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The secret to a perfect candid? Galloping like a horse, according to this TikTok trend

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The Sarti Spritz is Europe’s popular hot pink summer drink: “I literally am begging them to bring it to the US”

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

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The hot new lip liner brand on TikTok is just a Sharpie: “I’m doing this, no questions asked”

Left: Man at Jersey Mike's under caption reading "Asking for Mike's Way at Jersey Mike's gone wrong, Middle: Ordering a sandwich at Jersey Mike's under caption reading "Ordering Jersey Mike's 'Mike's Way'", Right: Jersey Mike's employee behind the counter

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Jersey Mike’s employees are reacting to unhinged “Mike’s Way” sandwich requests

Left: Woman eating a cookie and typing on a computer underneath caption reading "When you lied about your IT qualifications and they asked you to clear the cookies" Middle: Man forcefully pointing under caption reading "When you lied about your IT qualifications and now they tell you to use POWERPOINT" Right: Man balancing books on his head under caption reading "When you lied about your accounting qualifications and they ask you to balance the books"

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The “lied about my qualifications” trend has workers fake-crying their way through fake jobs

Left: Diet coke in a mug with overlay reading, "Overheard someone call a Diet Coke a 'fridge cigarette' and nothing's been more true to me since" Right: Woman drinking diet coke

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“Fridge cigarette” perfectly describes a Diet Coke, according to TikTok

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Everyone suddenly wants to drink matcha out of a Weck jar

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.

Anna Good

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Is Gen Z’s “princess nails” trend chic or just boring?

3 Panel: Left: screenshot of a text reading "If you died I'd probably be creating my tinder profile at your funeral" below a caption reading "MAN OF THE YEAR!!!" Middle: Woman's selfie under caption reading "let's hear it for the an of the year!!!" Right: Woman putting lipliner on under caption reading "let's hear it for the an of the year"

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Women are exposing their toxic exes in brutal “man of the year” TikTok trend

Left: Kylie Jenner taking a selfie next to her sister Kendall Jenner, who is wearing a white Hanes tank top Right: A woman holding two packs of white Hanes tank tops under caption reading "trying the viral $2 Kendall Jenner tank"

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“We are in a recession”: TikTok is in a frenzy over Kendall Jenner’s $2 Hanes tank top

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Gen Z’s latest chaotic TikTok trend ends in a mouthful of toilet paper

speeding car and a woman dancing: my 90 in a 35

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“My 90 in a 35”: People are sharing their favorite songs speed and sing along to (even if it’s ill-advised)

Three panel image: First a boy in a trench coat with the caption: "How I feel knowing international best selling author Quan Millz will never find my small account" Second: A bald eagle with caption reading, "Quan Millz after finding EVERY video mentioning him and reposting it" Third: A person looking into the camera underneath a caption reading, "I know Quan Millz won't find this cuz i'm just a small account with less than 50 views"

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TikTokers are daring horror writer Quan Millz to find them, and he does every single time

3 panel: Bethenny Frankel making a "supermodel snack" out of tomatoes, cottage cheese, and turkey

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TikTok can’t stop making Bethenny Frankel’s “supermodel snack”

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