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OurĀ top storiesĀ today are about: Googleās new AI search tool suggesting that peopleĀ eat glue with their pizzaĀ (among other massive fails), conservativesĀ likening the Pope to the devil, whether or not Rudy GiulianiĀ used the bathroom while getting arraignedĀ via Zoom, and a McDonaldās customer sharing a glitch thatĀ can get you free food on the app. Ā
After that, weāve got a fun edition of āMeme Historyā for you.Ā
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š GLUE-GLE
Googleās news AI search pulls answers from decade-old Reddit troll postāsuggesting glue on pizza
Posters are digging up even moreĀ wacky results from Googleās new AI Overview toolāwith one search about cheese not sticking to pizza suggesting searchersĀ should mix glue to the sauce. The AI also said thatĀ dogs played professional sports.Ā
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š¹ HOLY HELL
Pope Francis deemed Satanic by Christian conservatives for preaching love, tolerance toward migrants
That stanceāalong with some of the Popeās other commentsāisnāt going over well with some conservatives, who are likening the Pope to the devilĀ for his comments.
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š½ VIRAL POLITICS
Did Rudy Giuliani use the bathroom while getting arraigned over Zoom?
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š LIFE HACKS
McDonaldās customer shows āglitchā in the app that can give you free food
As fast-food prices continue to rise, people areĀ eager to take advantage of any dealsĀ they can get.
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š¤ Meme History
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šøļø Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ānet.
š„ One person in OregonĀ has sworn off cooking for goodĀ afterĀ cracking open a Costco eggĀ andĀ finding a roundworm in it.
š„Ŗ ThisĀ Panera customerĀ is gettingĀ a lot of attention onlineĀ afterĀ revealing a trick to get a āfreeā full-sized sandwich.Ā
š¦ With summer approaching quick, you might be interested inĀ this hack for using coffee groundsĀ to get rid of āevery mosquito within 15 feet.āĀ
š¼ Fifty-three percent of employersĀ willĀ verify a prospective employeeās college degreeĀ during the job application process. Thatās why a womanĀ warned job hunters not to lie about their college degreeĀ on their resumes.
š A user on TikTok isĀ calling out Dollar TreeĀ after claiming thatĀ employees hid desirable itemsĀ in areas whereĀ shoppers could not access them.
š OneĀ renterĀ alleged he wasĀ charged hundreds of dollarsĀ for an apartment to be cleaned afterĀ he moved out and left just one item behind.
š¹ From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā Hereās how local governmentsĀ are surveilling their workers.Ā
š Before you go
AĀ horrified car ownerĀ has gone viral after sharing howĀ her car got ādestroyedā by going into an automatic car wash. From the moment she was inside the machine, TikToker @booyahbooĀ seemed to realize that this was a bad idea.
In the clip, which has now amassedĀ 1.2 million views, overhead brushes appeared toĀ thrash themselves into the carĀ like there was no tomorrow.
As all of this was going on, the cameraĀ oscillated between the violent brushes and the TikTokerās own shocked expression, with one of the captions reading, āNot the car wash breaking while Iām inside.ā
The on-screen text reads, āMy car gets destroyed with by automatic car wash.ā
