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Cow pee drinkers are becoming social media stars in India—and pushing dangerous claims

The science is thin, but the hype is real.

On Jun 1, 2023 by Shweta Desai

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TikTok might be facetuning you without your consent

Augmented reality is something we should all be paying close attention to.

On May 31, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

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Conspiracy theorists twist facts around missing ammonium nitrate to push false flag claims

A quick glance at the facts surrounding the incident shows how the conspiracy theory is false.

On May 30, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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‘No one’s going to shop for over 100 items for no tip’: Shopper watches Instacart boost no-tip order’s pay by $10 over 5 hours

'It goes to show you that instacart is more than capable of paying us more but they don't.'

On Jun 1, 2023 by Braden Bjella

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‘If they don’t claim it, it’s yours’: Woman says her bank accidentally wired her $50,000. She got to keep it

'I need this kind of luck in my life.'

On Jun 1, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg

Christina Pushaw

‘Tom Clancy-style story about a CIA asset’: Why Trump fans think DeSantis’ press secretary is a deep state operative

'They’ve now concocted a Tom Clancy-style story about Pushaw being a CIA asset...'

On Jun 1, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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‘I thought the ‘charged’ meant charged with vitamins’: Customer starts shaking at Panera after trying lemonade

'I feel like there should be a warning on these.'

On Jun 1, 2023 by Stacy Fernandez

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‘I drive a Prius’: Instacart offers shopper Lowe’s order including 150 bags of mulch. It weighs 6,000 pounds

'I can't even believe they allowed anything over 20 bags on orders.'

On Jun 1, 2023 by Braden Bjella

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‘I’ll wait’: Worker says she was going to put in PTO request until workplace started doing layoffs

'I found out I was laid off this way when I couldn't log in to request more time.'

On Jun 1, 2023 by Parks Kugle

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IMDb had to give ‘The Little Mermaid’ a ‘weighted’ audience score due to review-bombing

The live-action remake was deluged by negative ratings from IMDb users.

On Jun 1, 2023 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘We eventually gave up and left’: Walmart shopper says they couldn’t buy $4 battery locked in case because worker never came after they pushed call button

'I'm an example of the person that leaves as soon as I realize it's in a case.'

On Jun 1, 2023 by Braden Bjella

woman in room explains why they raised her rent

‘I guess the building holds a grudge’: Renter says apartment raised rent by $400 out of spite

'How is this even legal?'

On Jun 1, 2023 by Parks Kugle

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What will happen to ‘Succession’ Twitter?

'I hope people know how absolutely strange succtwt is.'

On Jun 1, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

Young Man eats chicken wings from Walmart Deli

‘I honestly thought they were raw for a second’: Walmart deli customer blasts $7 chicken wings

'I’m never going back to a Walmart deli ever.'

On May 31, 2023 by Phil West

No Frills worker calls-out types of customers when they tap their cards

‘I’m the Apple Pay’: Visconti’s NOFRILLS worker calls-out types of customers when they tap their cards

‘As a cashier the different ways people try to use tap irritates me so much.’

On May 31, 2023 by Jack Alban

Woman slams renters who try to sublet their apartment while they are on vacation

‘It’s like illegal Airbnb’: Woman slams renters who try to sublet their apartment while they are on vacation

'Just pay your rent while you're on vacation like everybody else.'

On May 31, 2023 by Phil West

Dairy Queen worker's hair gets caught in machine

‘This is going in the training videos’: Dairy Queen worker’s hair gets caught in machine

‘I was told I have to wear a bun to work now due to this incident.’

On May 31, 2023 by Tiffanie Drayton