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OurĀ top storiesĀ today are about: A workerĀ catching his boss on Zoom doing something quite unexpected, a look at some of theĀ funniest cat memes on the internet, why QAnon conspiracy theoristsĀ love Trumpās pick to lead the FBI, and an expertĀ warning about a specific settingĀ in Appleās iOS 18 update.Ā
After that, weāve got a new āThat One Soundā column for you.Ā
See you tomorrow!Ā
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ā” Today in Internet Culture
š± WTF
āQuite literally would have never guessed what you were about to sayā: Man opens Zoom app after his meeting ends. Then he catches his boss doing something wild
YouĀ wonāt guessĀ what this remote workerĀ caught his boss doing.
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š¹ MEMES
60 of the funniest cat memes on the internet
Before TikTok trends and viral challenges,Ā funny cat memesĀ were among theĀ earliest sensations to dominate the internet.
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š CONSPIRACYĀ
QAnon believers erupting in joy over Kash Patel as FBI director
President-elect Donald Trumpās decision to nominate Kash Patel for FBI director is beingĀ widely celebrated by conservatives, none more soĀ than supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory.
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š± TECH
āItās killing my batteryā: Expert issues warning on this setting you may want to turn off in iOS 18
āiOS 18Ā is officially out to the public,ā one expert said. āHere are three settings you may want to consider turning off.ā
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Contributing Reporter
āDid they have brains or knowledge?ā: TikTokers are obsessed with one particularĀ WickedĀ ad-lib
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šøļø Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ānet.
šØ This customerĀ shared āa nightmare discoveryā made in their boothĀ whileĀ dining outĀ at Cheddarās Scratch Kitchen, prompting others toĀ share their own restaurant horror stories.
š AnĀ Aldi shopperĀ is going viral on TikTok afterĀ pointing out something she noticed on the labelĀ of the storeāsĀ frozen fish.
š£ļø This womanĀ says she was āscoldedā by a workerĀ in theĀ Starbucks drive-thruĀ over aĀ common ordering practice.Ā
š Do you know about āOperation Santaā at theĀ USPS? If not,Ā hereās what you need to know.Ā
šŖŖ AĀ Costco enthusiastĀ attempted to explainĀ why shoppers have to scan their membership cards at the entranceāand it makes a good deal of sense.
šŗ From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā What happensĀ when your favorite TV show gets canceled?
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š¤³ Todayās Viral Video
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