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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr. 

Our top stories today are about: Online egg price trackers who are holding Trump accountable, a nightmare doctor story, how Beyoncé’s reaction to a Grammys win became a new meme, and a user sharing as little-known secret about Facebook Messenger. 

After that, we’ve got a “One Good Thing” for you. 

See you tomorrow! 

— A.W. 

⚡ Today in Internet Culture

🥚 EGG-CELLENT
Online egg trackers try to keep the heat on Trump over rising prices

People online are refusing to let President Donald Trump ignore the skyrocketing egg prices after he said on the campaign trail that he would “end inflation” on Day 1. 

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🩺 WTF
‘So I Google him…’: Insurance assigns this woman a new PCP. Then she realizes she can’t visit him for this chilling reason

Dealing with insurance is rarely a walk in the park in the United States. But one woman’s recent experience being assigned a new primary care physician took a particularly dark turn.

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🎤 POP CULTURE 
Beyoncé’s face says it all: The best memes from her shocked Grammys reaction

With dozens of Grammys from previous years, this was far from Beyoncé’s first rodeo, but her reaction to her big win gave us something more: a new meme.

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💬 TECH
‘Let’s just delete all Meta apps’: User shares little-known secret about Facebook Messenger

One way or another, we all know the internet has its ways of identifying us—but some companies, like Meta, might be able to do it more than others.

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‘Guys check your pocket change’: Coin hunter says these rare pennies could be worth thousands—here’s how to tell if you have one

Coin collection is big business for those who know what to look for.

@huntcoinswithme recently posted a video about a specific Lincoln Wheat Penny that was sold at auction in 2023, encouraging people to search their pockets for rare coins that are worth far more than their face value.

“Guys, you’re not checking your pocket change yet?” @huntcoinswithme said in his video, before sharing his screen of the Heritage Auctions website. 

While he says in the video that the penny was just sold, it has been over two years since it was auctioned off for $240,000. People on TikTok started tearing through their change jars and pockets, looking for the extremely rare pennies.

HOW TO SEE IF YOU HAVE THIS PENNY

🕸️ Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

🚗 A mechanic is going viral for sharing the common mistake you are probably making when it comes to your car’s heater.

🍳 Do you have a glass top stove? If so, you might want to hear this woman’s warning about them. 

🦷 This dentist went viral after sharing the one thing all of his top patients do. 

💵 Should you be on the lookout for plain packaging when shopping at Dollar Tree? 

⛽ New Shell gas station pumps have people more annoyed than shocked. 

🎥 From the Daily Dot archive: Here are the viral marketing campaigns that helped shape the internet as we know it.

📝 Question of the Day

Everyone’s got opinions, and we want to know yours. Just click a button below to answer the question, and tomorrow we will let you know how fellow web crawlers like you answered. 

HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR EGG BUYING HABITS RECENTLY DUE TO THE PRICES?

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🤳 Today’s Viral Video

Is bullying human-like machines is harmless fun, or a sign of something more troubling?

📚 Andrew’s Reading: “Dark Age” by Pierce Brown 📚