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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 the internet reacted to yet another global tragedy following Vice President JD Vance, a woman taking a picture of her dream house only to end up dating the homeowner three years later, why everyone is obsessed with Australian twins who spoke in perfect sync during a TV interview, and how Uber is facing legal trouble over a subscription service. 

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

One last thing: It’s Friday, so don’t forget to take our weekly news quiz! If you guess the answer correctly, you might win a “Cache Me Outside” shirt. 

See ya tomorrow! 

— A.W. 

Today in Internet Culture

VIRAL POLITICS
‘JD Vance brings misfortune’: Terror attack in India latest calamity to befall Vance’s ‘cursed’ world tour

Global misfortune seems to be following Vice President JD Vance—and dark humor on social media is percolating.

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WOAH
‘Manifesting’: Woman takes picture of dream house while DoorDashing. She ends up dating the homeowner 3 years later

A woman says she DoorDashed for a mere day. On that day, she saw a house that she liked and snapped a photo of it. Three years later, she was able to walk inside of that house because she’s now dating the relative of the homeowner.

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TRENDING
‘Nothing can prepare you for this’: Everyone’s obsessed with the Australian twins speaking in perfect sync about a carjacking

A pair of Australian ‘Twinnies’ have taken the internet by storm after a live TV interview showed them speaking in perfect unison while describing a carjacking.

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Crawling the Web

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One teacher says she repeated a phrase she had been using her whole life to a student in front of an administrator. They then advised that she not say such things as they were inappropriate.

So this is what bartenders really give customers when they order espresso martinis during a rush. 

A Chili’s server is clueing people in on what happens to those feedback surveys at the end of the meal. Here’s why it’s so important for customers to fill them out.

A woman bought a bag from a Reddy Ice machine. Then she discovered how it’s really made.

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