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Hello fellow web crawlers! Kira here.Ā Welcome to todayā€™s edition of web_crawlr.Ā 

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Todayā€™sĀ top storiesĀ are about: breakingĀ news about a ā€˜furryā€™ hackerĀ breaching Scholastic, a woman who found something strangeĀ growing in her hotel room, Mel GibsonĀ appearing on Joe Roganā€™s podcastĀ while his house burned down, and an expert tip aboutĀ warming up you car in the winter.Ā 

After that, Mikael has a ā€œYour Password Sucksā€ column for you.

Until next time,Ā 

ā€” K.D.

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āš” Today in Internet Culture

šŸ§ø HACKERS
EXCLUSIVE: Scholastic, education giant and ā€˜Harry Potterā€™ publisher, breached by ā€˜furryā€™ hacker

The data includesĀ a mix of names, email addresses, phone numbers, and home addresses.

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šŸ›Žļø HOTEL NIGHTMARE
ā€˜This is what I findā€™: Hotel guest checks into room. Then she opens the window shades

ā€œIn 18 years in the hotel industry, Iā€™ve never witnessed this before,ā€Ā one commenter wrote.Ā 

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šŸ’Š CONSPIRACY THEORIES
Mel Gibsonā€™s Malibu home burned down while he promoted ivermectin on Joe Rogan

He said theĀ drug cured three of his friendsā€™ cancers.

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šŸš— THE MORE YOU KNOW
Expert shares the right way to warm up modern cars. Itā€™s not how you think

A TikTokerĀ debunked a common mythĀ about warming up your car in the winter.Ā 

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Your Password Sucks, a web_crawlr column

ByĀ Mikael Thalen
Staff Reporter

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Your cell phone location data is in the hands of data brokers and now hackers. Hereā€™s how to limit your exposure

Y0ur P@ssw0rd S*cksĀ is a bi-weekly column that answers the most pressing internet security questions web_crawlr readers have to make sure they can navigate the ā€˜net safely. If you want to get this columnĀ a day beforeĀ we publish it,Ā subscribe to web_crawlr, where youā€™ll get the daily scoop of internet culture delivered straight to your inbox.

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šŸ•øļø Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ā€˜net.

šŸŖ² AnĀ expert revealedĀ how you canĀ keep your windshield cleanĀ during lovebug season.Ā 

šŸ¦ A woman was shocked and upset whenĀ she ordered a Dairy Queen BlizzardĀ but theĀ worker didnā€™t turn it upside down.Ā 

šŸ”Ø AĀ Home Depot workerĀ claimedĀ her position is the ā€œeasiest job ever,ā€œĀ but not everyone agrees.Ā 

šŸ©ŗ A woman on TikTok discoveredĀ her insurance charged herĀ forĀ routine questions at the doctorā€™s office.Ā 

šŸ¶ Hereā€™s a deep dive into the ā€œDog Closing His Eyes Halfwayā€ meme thatā€™sĀ blowing up on TikTok.Ā 

šŸˆ From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā From sponsorships to merch, college athletes can now use their personal brands to monetize the internet.

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šŸ¤³ Todayā€™s Viral Video

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