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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: A woman’s disgusting blood-covered wing order, how a hyped trove of data about Trump and Russia isn’t real, why Gen Z is asking millennials for recession advice, and a fake slang trend that is tricking teens online. 

After that, we’ve got a “Main Character of the Week” column from our trending team. 

Also: It’s Friday, so it’s time to take our weekly news quiz! Just scroll down below to answer the question. If you guess correctly, you might win a “Cache Me Outside” shirt. 

See ya tomorrow! 

— A.W. 

Today in Internet Culture

WTF
‘Dripping all over’: Woman orders Wingstop for take-out. Then she notices something on worker’s hand

A woman got more than just fries and wings with her Wingstop order—and unfortunately, it wasn’t anything anyone would want. Upon closer inspection, she discovered her food had what appeared to be a worker’s blood all over it.

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DEBUNK
A 10-terabyte data dump on Trump, Russia hyped by ‘Anonymous’ isn’t real

Accounts claiming ties to the hacking collective Anonymous announced the release of 10 terabytes of data that expose Russia, President Donald Trump, and corruption across the globe. Which would be big, if true. But the data doesn’t match the claim.

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RECESSION INDICATOR
Buy pork, get a second job: Gen Z is asking millennials for recession advice and survival tips on TikTok

Trump tariffs and fresh recession warnings looming have economic anxiety on the rise—and Gen Z turning to millennials for advice on how to survive the downturn. And millennials have a lot to say.

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TRENDS
‘Bift’? ‘Scrongle’? Fake slang trend tricks teens into thinking they said something wrong

A new trend is shedding light on the power of words—fake ones, at least. 

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Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

A JetBlue passenger is going viral after sharing the seemingly bizarre message their pilot shared ahead of a three-hour flight.

Plopping a bath bomb in a bath should be a relaxing, luxurious self-care experience. But one woman was transported to a realm of pain instead after discovering sharp objects floating in her bath.

 Always use your parking brake. That’s what this car expert is telling his viewers.

In a viral video, a Publix customer exposed a little-known seafood counter secret.

Viewers were conflicted after this man was able to easily set up a ghost kitchen on DoorDash. He was running it out of his house and reselling Costco muffins.

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

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