From beauty hacks to bizarre challenges, TikTok trends move fast—and the internet follows.

women hanging off of a crosswalk sign with one arm

People are hanging off crosswalk signs to take part in the Kid Cudi-inspired “Maui Wowie” trend

“Just hangin around” to the tune of a 2008 banger that references a strain synonymous with tropical paradise.

On by Susan LaMarca
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Left: Woman holding up phone showing an AI-generated shirtless plumber in the bathroom, caption overlay reads, 'Pranking my bf with the AI shirtless plumber.' Right: Screenshot of a text conversation between a woman and her boyfriend after she sent him a photo of an AI-generated shirtless plumber sitting on their couch.

“He was ready to FIGHT”: The AI shirtless plumber prank is giving boyfriends jealousy meltdowns

If these pranks don’t increase AI literacy, nothing will.

On by Lindsey Weedston
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Left: Man showing a binder with a printed 'Freakbob meme' to a woman in a grocery store, caption overlay reads, 'Showing brainrot to strangers.' Right: Man showing a binder with a printed 'Freakbob meme' to a woman in a clothing store, caption overlay reads, 'Showing brainrot to strangers.'

“Bro leave her alone”: Gen Alpha is showing printed brainrot memes to strangers and the results are hilarious

“Historians are definitely skipping us.”

On by Laura Holliday
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Left: AI-generated homeless man standing outside of a front entryway, caption overlay reads, 'POV: I convinced my parents a homeless man is in our house to see how they would react.' Right: Text exchange between a person who sent an AI-generated image of a homeless man brushing his teeth, text underneath asks, 'He asked to brush his teeth, is it cool if he uses your toothbrush?'

“PICK UP THE PHONE”: The AI “homeless man in my house” prank is traumatizing parents on TikTok

“This is armed robbery!”

On by Lindsey Weedston
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Text exchange: Can you watch my egg?

The “watch my egg” TikTok challenge brings back the old-school internet prank

“How’s my egg? “Uhh…”

On by Laura Holliday
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Before and after of a man going from overweight to jacked. Caption overlay on both images reads, 'heard we were showing our husband's glow up.'

“Respectfully, jaw dropped”: The “husband glow-up” trend has wives bragging and the internet thirsting

“This is the equivalent to investing in bitcoin back in 2008”

On by Laura Holliday
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Left: Woman looking into the camera under text reading, 'he is stable (team Jacob) you are deep (team edward). Right: Woman eating a block of jelly under text reading, 'He is stable (making jelly normally) you are deep, (eating it by the block).'

“He is stable, you are deep”: How a song lyric became a relationship test

Ramen? Stable. Pho? Deep.

On by Laura Holliday
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Left: woman looking forlornly under text reading, 'when I complain about my cramps but forgot that boys have to go through chained up all the time or something.' Right: Man wearing airpods looking into the distance under text reading, 'Remember having to be chained up all the time or something and knowing I have 2 sons.'

How “being chained up all the time or something” became the funniest bit on TikTok

“Live footage of me remembering that boys have to be chained up all the time or something…”

On by Lindsey Weedston
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Left: Text reading 'Me at the office potluck making sure no Uber driver of mine gets the pear of anguish' above a dish with peas and rice. Middle: Woman looking into the camera above cooking ingredients, text overlay reads 'Cooking to avoid the pear of anguish.' Right: Woman peeling a potato, text overlay reads 'pov: improving my cooking skills bc I just found out what the pear of anguish is.'

Internet cooks are begging to avoid the “pear of anguish”—how medieval torture became a FoodTok meme

“Please, spare my Uber driver.”

On by Lindsey Weedston
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charlie puth attention tiktok trend mcdonalds

Charlie Puth’s “Attention” becomes the soundtrack for McDonald’s TikTok trend

Even McDonald’s employees are getting in on the trend.

On by Anna Good
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lizzo offkey chopped and screwed tiktok

“You couldn’t even stay on key”: Lizzo goes back and forth with a fan after being called out for singing off-key in TikTok singing trend

“I love when celebrities get on our petty level.”

On by Rebekah Harding
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songs of the summer 2025 on tiktok

There might not be a “song of the summer” this year, but these TikTok hits fill the void

Which earworm is your favorite?

On by Charlotte Colombo
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naomi osaka us open look labubu

“You hands down won this trend”: Naomi Osaka brought a custom bejeweled Labubu to the U.S. Open, and fans are obsessed

“This I would 100% rock.”

On by Rebekah Harding
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baroque classical music tiktok experiment

“A different vibe”: Woman gives update after “brainwashing” herself with Baroque music—others chime in with their own classical music experiences

“No lie I did this and I started wanting to stop cheating on my girl.”

On by Ljeonida Mulabazi
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'His eyes were like mine' TikTok trend

The “his eyes were like mine” TikTok trend has fandoms in their feelings

“Holy underrated!”

On by Anna Good
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