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Hello fellow web crawlers! Kira here.Ā Welcome to todayā€™s edition of web_crawlr.Ā 

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Todayā€™sĀ top storiesĀ are about: how Buzz Aldrin may haveĀ convinced some conspiracy theoristsĀ the moon landing was real, a roundup of the bestĀ celebrity Halloween costumes, a Daily Dot exclusive about XĀ allowing Hitler figurinesĀ to be advertised on the platform, and someĀ election memesĀ to smooth out your brain.Ā 

After that, Kyle has a new edition of ā€œMeme Historyā€ for you.Ā 

And donā€™t forget to vote in theĀ Daily Dot Hall of FameĀ today!

See you next week,

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āš” Today in Internet Culture

šŸŒ CONSPIRACIES
ā€˜Ok, was realā€™: Moon-landing truthers ditch principles after Buzz Aldrin endorses Trump

ā€œWe love you, Buzz,ā€Ā one conspiracy theorist wrote.Ā ā€œBut did you really go to the moon?ā€

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šŸ‘» SPOOKY SEASON
21 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes, 2024 edition

Haters will say its AIā€¦

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šŸ‘Øā€šŸ’» DARK WEB
EXCLUSIVE: X repeatedly allowed ads for Lego-style Hitler figurines to be targeted to German users

ā€œIs that even legal?ā€Ā One user asked.Ā 

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šŸ˜‚ MEME BREAK
The 33 best 2024 election memesā€¦so far

No thoughts, head empty,Ā just memes.Ā 

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šŸ•øļø Crawling the Web

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

ā˜• A former dental assistant isĀ warning coffee drinkersĀ about the dangers of sipping on your coffee all day.Ā 

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šŸš— A Honda dealer was shocked when she encounteredĀ a man buying a car for his side chickĀ at her dealership.Ā 

šŸ“¦ A delivery workerĀ called out apartment residentsĀ for not providing an access code when they order packages.Ā 

šŸø Meme gods transformed Jumping Elon Musk into a distorted, bloated, jumping Elon Musk.Ā Why is he like that?Ā 

šŸ“± An iPhone user reviewed Appleā€™s new intelligence features on iOS 18,Ā including the text summary feature. It didnā€™t go great.

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šŸŒÆ A womanĀ ordered a Chick-fil-A wrapĀ and complained it was no larger than the size of a marshmallow Peep.Ā 

šŸ“ŗ From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā What doĀ users actually wantĀ fromĀ streaming services?Ā 


šŸ¤³ Todayā€™s Viral Video

Mila Kunis and Michael Keaton are at WAR šŸ˜‚āš”ļøĀ 

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