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Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

lifeguard pointing to life jackets and saying floaties are bad

“Do not buy these”: Lifeguard spots Coast Guard-approved lifejackets for kids at Target. Then she sees what’s on sale next to them

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

Susan LaMarca

Cuban man reacts to being in a Costco for the first time

Man from Cuba experiences U.S. Costco for the first time and can’t hold back his emotions

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

“What is this?”: Woman has a C-section while giving birth. Now she says something was left inside her

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

“I threw it away”: Customers share stories of how Hello toothpaste is messing with their teeth on social media

“Chemical soup of body oils”: Pool cleaner reveals what’s actually floating in public pool water

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

3 panel: TikTokers in front of their bookshelves doing the viral "Who said that?" TikTok challenge

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Book lovers are whispering their hottest book takes in the viral “who said that?” trend

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

Left: TikToker Michelle Wood under caption reading "Facelift in Guadalajara" before her surgery Right: Michelle Wood after her facelift in Guadalajara, looking decades younger

People are obsessed (and a bit unsettled) by this 50-year-old woman’s viral facelift

TikTokers on infamous Carnival poop cruise ship

TikTokers horrified to learn they cruised on infamous Carnival “poop cruise” ship

3 panel: Left: Hand holding a tea bag under caption reading "What Americans know as tea" Middle: Tea dust Right: Hand holding tea dust

Apparently American tea sucks, is known as “tea dust” internationally

“We were clearly singled out”: Woman calls out Disney for dress-coding her over a sports bra while others wore less

“Aren’t aquariums tax-exempt?”: Viral Boca Raton jewelry store snafu sparks outrage

“That is 100% a child’s pottery piece”: Is this HomeGood’s horse a real item for sale, or just a social experiment?

Left: Woman speaking to camera under caption reading: "The monasteries are full of the summer girls" Right: Woman speaking to camera under caption reading: "When someone takes a vow of silence at a monastery in the forest to drink wine and reflect with the nuns"

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