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OurĀ top storiesĀ today are about: A womanĀ finding a green surprise in her kids meal at Burger King, people online noticing howĀ certain phrases about TrumpĀ couldnā€™t be found on social media, a woman claiming a Ring camera in her houseĀ began speaking to her daughter, and people onlineĀ debating the decline of dinner parties.Ā 

After that, weā€™ve got another edition ofĀ Meme HistoryĀ for you.Ā 

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āš” Today in Internet Culture

šŸ— WTF
Woman orders Burger King Chicken Fries for her kid. Then she sees what worker put in the bag

In a viral video, the customer pans the camera over to aĀ plastic plate with Chicken Fries and several green clusters, some of which were broken apartā€”suggesting they are marijuana.

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šŸ’» TECH
ā€˜Propaganda armā€™: TikTok search glitch stokes fear over Trumpā€™s new alliance with tech titans

Users online said they have beenĀ unable to access search results for termsĀ including ā€œDonald Trump rigged electionā€ in the wake of the presidentā€™s inauguration.

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šŸ“¹ CREEPY
ā€˜Itā€™s OK little girl stop cryingā€™: Woman installs indoor Ring camera. Then she hears something disturbing

One mother reported that theĀ Ring cameraĀ she kept inside her houseĀ spoke to her 3-year-old daughter.Ā 

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šŸ½ļø DISCOURSE
Screens, space, or woke friends? People are debating the decline of dinner parties

People areĀ eating up the new dinner parties discourseĀ on X after a user pointed out theĀ frequency of these get-togethers has declined.

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šŸ•øļø Crawling the Web

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

ā˜• Everyone knows that itā€™sĀ good practice to tip. But what if youĀ didnā€™t get the actual product or serviceĀ you needed? This was a predicament faced by Starbucks customer in a viral videoĀ that has amassedĀ 449,500 views.

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šŸ‘€ ShrinkflationĀ is anĀ issue weā€™ve reported on extensivelyĀ here at the Daily Dot.Ā Hereā€™s yet another example.Ā 

šŸ“ AĀ Texas RoadhouseĀ serverĀ called out two different types of customers she servesĀ in a viral video. Now, sheā€™sĀ warning against this common behaviorĀ amongĀ one of the types.

šŸ§£ When youĀ lose itemsĀ you canā€™t track in public places,Ā their fate can be uncertain. Youā€™dĀ hope they end up in a lost and found, waiting for you to return. Unfortunately,Ā thatā€™s not always the case.

šŸ„£ A woman found out the ā€œright wayā€ to prepareĀ Campbellā€™s Condensed Chicken Noodle Soup. As it turns out,Ā sheā€™s been doing it wrong this whole time. Have you?Ā 

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šŸ”Š From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā Distorted TikTok soundsĀ hurt marginalized creatorsā€”and AI is making it worse.


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