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11 stories of brides and grooms who left their...

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2025/05/25

Reddit user u/pimpyocean posed a compelling question: "People who left their partner the day of the wedding, what happened?" The responses were both numerous and emotionally charged. u/pimpyocean via Reddit While many recounted stories they had witnessed, several Redditors shared firsthand experiences of walking away on what was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives. From uncovering cheating to coming to the difficult conclusion that their partner simply wasn’t the right person,

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“Love the attention to detail”: Ford driver pops open...

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2025/05/25

You’ve probably never noticed it before. But it’s there—tucked away in your trunk. It is a potentially life-saving lever designed to help you escape in the event you get trapped inside. If you have a car that was manufactured in 2002 or later, your trunk has one. TikToker @parkinginfl just discovered the emergency trunk release in his Ford and credited the company with designing and implementing it. “Someone at Ford deserves a reward for this,” the text overlay of his video, which now has 70,000

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Mom’s theory about how baddies make the best kind of...

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2025/05/25

One woman's hot take about baddies being the best kinds of parents is setting the internet ablaze. Mary Wilson’s “unpopular opinion” that baddies make the best moms went viral in a TikTok post from May 11. Wilson, @theemarywilson, told the moms of TikTok to be a baddie first, mom second, and your kid will thank you. 270 thousand views and 1700 comments in support of Wilson’s theory show that baddie mom theory is not only a very popular opinion—it’s possibly a scientifically proven fact

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Sorry, but that nail dust you’re collecting is...

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2025/05/25

Nail dust from acrylic manicures is actually microplastics, and yes, you’re breathing that in. If you've ever watched a nail tech shave down acrylics, you’ve seen it: that cloudy dust swirling in the air? It's not just harmless debris. It's microplastics. TikTok creator @savdoesmakeup recently dropped a viral truth bomb that had many rethinking their salon visits. "I don't know who needs to hear this, but nail dust is microplastics," she said. "It's literally just a tiny shaved-off piece of

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New study shows people who experience “The Ick” are...

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2025/05/25

If you're constantly getting "the ick" while on dates, research suggests it could reflect more about your personality than your partner's quirks. A new study published in Personality and Individual Differences reveals that people who frequently feel "the ick"—an unexpected, visceral repulsion toward a romantic partner—often score higher in traits like narcissism and other-oriented perfectionism. "The 'ick' has become an increasingly prevalent topic over the last few decades," explained lead

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American man eats spicy sandwich against all advice,...

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2025/05/25

A review for some ultra spicy chicken went viral after the experience nearly put the customer in the hospital, earning it a 10 out of 10. The restaurant owner themself posted the review to Reddit on Sunday, intriguing spice lovers everywhere. The post later spread to X, where users heralded the customer as a patriot and hero. Chugged Pepto, threw up, 10/10 According to the five-star review, restaurant staff and others repeatedly advised this person not to try the “10 spicy hot chicken

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“What is in the food that they are feeding us?”:...

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2025/05/25

A common complaint amongst shoppers is that food labels aren’t as easy to read as they used to be. While an ingredient list for a food product a few generations ago may have simply consisted of a short list of easily identifiable ingredients, modern food products often contain a long list of ingredients whose names most people are not aware of. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Many of these ingredients are known to be safe and have allowed food to remain shelf-stable for much longer than

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“Ask her. Ask her”: Shopper asks 2 Target employees...

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2025/05/25

A Target shopper went viral after she set up two employees better than any dating app ever could have. Megan Million (@meganmillion100) is known to her 250,000 TikTok followers for her innocuous pranks. The Daily Dot previously reported on her antics after she made up an incredible story to get out of a Planet Fitness membership. Allegedly, Megan told the worker that her entire family had suffered from food poisoning, which caused her father to lose his leg. The family, inexplicably, then had

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“Real ones know”: Walmart worker scans Great Value...

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2025/05/25

The time it takes to fumble around with items at self-checkout, searching for barcode after barcode to scan, really adds up. Walmart thinks it has found a solution for that. The retail giant added “invisible barcodes” to its Great Value items. These allow customers and workers to scan items anywhere on the package—not just on the barcode box. While Walmart made the addition back in 2019, customers are still finding out about it to this day. In a video with over 48,000 views, Walmart worker

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“The people at Enterprise was genuinely impressed”:...

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2025/05/25

A woman went viral on TikTok after sharing the lengths she and her friends went to in order to fix a dent in an Enterprise Rent-A-Car rental car. Kaliyah (@thatgyalsgallery) explained in a recent video that she had rented a car from the agency but ended up with a dented bumper after a minor mishap. Faced with the possibility of being charged, she said she needed a quick fix before returning the vehicle. Armed with a $13 tool from AutoZone—and help from her friends—Kaliyah said they managed to

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This fifth-grade math question confused a teacher, a...

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2025/05/18

A fifth-grader’s math question sparked family drama over what seemed like a simple geometry problem.When Redditor u/Awecalibur reviewed his niece’s math homework, he wasn’t expecting to spark a family debate, let alone an internet one. But the fifth-grade math problem in question was anything but straightforward. It asked: "How many rectangular faces does a hexagonal pyramid have?" OP’s niece answered confidently: 0. Her teacher, however, marked it wrong, insisting the correct answer was 6

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Man’s Spotify Wrapped exposes cheating girlfriend’s...

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2025/05/17

When one man checked his Spotify Wrapped, he didn’t expect it to unravel his entire relationship. Redditor u/serenologic shared a post in r/confessions titled, "I found out my girlfriend was cheating on me through her Spotify Wrapped… and now I can’t even listen to music anymore." What began as a quirky tradition between a couple of sharing their annual Spotify Wrapped turned into a digital trail of heartbreak. Although the event happened back in December, the emotional sting still lingers. He

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“That is definitely a valid crash out”: Woman gets...

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2025/05/17

If you own a car, chances are high that you will, at one point or another, need to get it repaired. While this feels like it should be a painless, easy process, it often is not. Car owners have reported being asked to pay hefty sums for minor repairs, and in some cases, drivers have claimed that repair shops made the problem worse instead of just fixing the vehicle. But if one’s car repair is completed as expected, they generally hope that such repairs will be valid and usable for a

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“Impatience kills, not slow drivers”: Car crash...

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2025/05/17

A 25-year-old TikTok creator named Ambrelyn (@ambrelyn1) is going viral after sharing five driving habits she'll never repeat following a near-fatal car crash in 2024. In her video, which has racked up over 1.7 million views, she details the everyday behaviors that become deadly in an instant, and urges others to treat driving more seriously. @ambrelyn1/TikTok The video, shared on April 25, 2025, has over 1500 comments, including many from people who agree that drivers are too casual

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“Since nobody cooks anymore”: Walmart shopper finds...

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2025/05/17

It looks like select Walmart locations may be quietly marking down their Blackstone products. Two Walmart hidden clearance deal hunters shared how they were able to find pricey grills for a fraction of the cost. TikToker Brian Deals (@brian.deals) stumbled upon a Blackstone 4-Burner 36-inch Griddle Cooking Station with Hard Cover. The grill originally cost $297, and that's what it's being advertised at in the location Brian found it in. However, when he scans the barcode on the grill's box

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“That’s mold”: Woman says water is leaking into trunk...

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2025/05/17

The Toyota Camry is the quintessential reliable car, to hear many satisfied owners tell it. However, there's one woman out there with a 2023 edition who begs to differ. The video documenting a concerning issue with the car comes from creator Karli Slaten (@karli.slaten). It has over 178,000 views. "Is there anyone that can explain to me why my brand-new car—it's a 2023, but I bought it in '22, so it was brand-new. ... Why [would] a new car ... be leaking like this?" She then takes viewers

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“Give me my old car back”: Woman says Ford’s air...

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2025/05/17

Most car buyers wish that the experience of purchasing a vehicle would be as simple as going into a dealership, choosing the car you’d like, making a payment, then driving off the lot. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. Car dealerships employ all sorts of tactics to get you to pay more money than you were expecting, and even if one manages to get a car off the lot without breaking the bank, there’s always a possibility that something about the car was misrepresented—or that something will go

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“They entered the weight wrong”: Hy-Vee shopper finds...

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2025/05/17

A Hy-Vee shopper has gone viral on TikTok after revealing how he revived a mold-covered wheel of cheese he bought on a whim. Blake (@electricblake) said he recently picked up a wheel of Gouda at Hy-Vee for just $17.20—but noticed the rind was coated in black mold and gave off a strong, foot-like odor. Despite the questionable appearance, Blake bought the cheese anyway, unsure if he’d just wasted his money or scored the deal of a lifetime. In the end, he said the gamble paid off—and declared it

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“Cheaper than a lawsuit”: Someone walks in on woman...

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2025/05/17

A San Francisco-based TikToker, who posts under the handle cafeconpostre (@cafeconpostre), uploaded a video of all the comped food she received after an issue arose at a hotel she was staying at. In the video, Queenie explains an incident where someone who worked at the hotel unexpectedly came into her room while she was naked. The woman was caught completely off guard. And the intrusion led to the hotel offering her compensation for the mishap. She does not go into great detail about what

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“Whatever’s in there just got torched”: Woman fires...

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2025/05/17

As temperatures rise and the summer kicks off, everyone is eager to fire up their outdoor cooktops. But one TikToker issued an important safety reminder after her Blackstone griddle gave her an unexpected scare. TikToker Samantha (@talking.samantics) uploaded a video of her grill spewing out thick, grey smoke. In the caption, she writes, “Just a friendly reminder to check your grills before you light ‘er up for the season!” Like many others, Samantha had decided to take advantage of the warmer

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