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

Here’s the latest trending internet culture stories today: How a woman caught her husband cheating with a simple iPhone feature, how Uber customers are boycotting Teslas, debunking claims that the secure messaging app Signal has a vulnerability, and a woman showing off the “landlord special” she had at her apartment. 

After that, the trending team shares with you their pick for “Main Character of the Week.” 

Also, since it’s Friday, don’t forget to take our weekly news quiz! If you guess the answer correctly, you might win our brand new “Cache Me Outside” shirt! 

⚾ One final thing: Yesterday was Opening Day in the MLB (A.K.A. my favorite day of the year), so to celebrate it, here’s a story I wrote a few years ago about the worst first pitches in MLB history. Hope you enjoy! 

Also, Let’s Go Mets! 

— A.W. 

⚡ Today in Internet Culture

👀 EXPOSED
‘Their phone is NEVER dead ladies’: Pregnant woman checks a random setting on her iPhone. Then she uncovers her husband’s years of cheating

A mother of two blew up online with a story about how she caught her husband cheating with potentially hundreds of women.

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🚘 BOYCOTT
Uber pushed drivers to switch to Teslas—now customers are boycotting the cars

The most vocal critics of Elon Musk’s dramatic cost-cutting efforts through his Department of Government Efficiency are appealing to Uber to offer yet another way to push back against the billionaire: a “no Tesla” option.

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💬 TECH
Is Signal ‘vulnerable?’: Misleading reports raise concerns about app’s safety

The so-called vulnerabilities mentioned regarding Signal are not with the app or its security. Instead, the issues are related to what is always the weakest link with any digital communications: people.

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🏠 LANDLORD SPECIAL
‘And it’s one from the Dollar Tree’: Woman peels off the ‘landlord special’ from her wall. Then she sees what it’s hiding

In a viral video, one woman shows off what she calls the “landlord special” at her apartment. It has since garnered over 300,000 views.

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Main Character of the Week: The woman who shared the secret to prevent balding

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🕸️ Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

🍴 This customer’s pickup order went wrong for several reasons. For starters, the restaurant was non-existent. Then they couldn’t even get a refund.

⌚ Most people know not to be the person who walks into a store five minutes before closing. But some still do—and they don’t always realize how much extra work they’re creating.

🏡 House flippers are getting out of control. From shoddy handy work to outrageous resale prices, they’re contributing to the rough housing market, though they’re only a small part of a much larger housing affordability crisis.

🚗 An Allstate Insurance customer believes the DMV may be reporting information to drivers’ insurance companies.

🩺 From the Daily Dot archive: Can you trust doctors posting online?

🔥 Hot on the Dot

This was the most read story on the Daily Dot yesterday: 

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