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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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‘Yellow roses are for friendship’: Woman goes to...

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2025/05/11

The color of roses you gift a person matters. The last thing you want is to give your local postman flowers as a friendly gesture only to send him the wrong signal because you didn't know red is a signal of romance. The art of flower giving can seem complicated. TikToker @361southtxdad hoped to break it down for her father while on a recent trip to Walmart. The TikToker uses her account to share her "adventures" with her dad. The duo has amassed over 18,000 followers. In one of their

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‘Made him feel disrespected’: Woman gets a memorial...

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2025/05/11

A woman thought she could overcome her grief by getting a memorial tattoo after her ex unexpectedly passed. Now the decision is haunting her. She took to the popular subreddit r/AmIOverreacting for advice on the contentious issue. Redditor shares story of memorial tattoo According to the post by Redditor u/Fun-Possibility-3177, a few years ago, she lost her boyfriend when she was only 23 years old. To make the situation even more tragic, the former boyfriend was also a childhood friend

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‘I’m traumatized’: Customer pulls into drive-thru....

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2025/05/11

Squirrel smiles are trending on TikTok. And while you may not be familiar with this particular nomenclature, you probably have encountered this facial contortion before. The term is used to describe the type of grimace that occurs when a person only bares a portion of their teeth through pursed lips. As this TikTok user writes, they've "been doing it since [they] were a kid." Subsequently, she shows off this type of grin while looking directly into her camera lens. She adds in a text

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‘The American mind can’t comprehend this’ meme has...

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2025/05/11

An image of a quintessential English terraced house led to a deeper discussion on X recently, regarding differences between European and American lifestyles. It’s part of an ongoing trend best summarized as ‘The American Mind Can’t Comprehend This’ meme—that, while often fun and lighthearted, hints at a growing gulf between the two regions online. Tom Forth posted the image of a terraced, redbrick house in Leeds, UK, on April 29, 2025, saying, “Incredible to think that many Americans will look

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Man asks Reddit for advice after anonymously...

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2025/05/11

An anonymous worker took to Reddit for advice after snitching on a colleague who was misappropriating resources. In a Reddit post, the self-described "operations analyst" explained what went down. It all began when he realized another worker, whom he called Dave, began using the company's shipping account to help run his own business. "Over time, I noticed Dave was using our company’s shipping account a lot," user FewStable4 explained. "At first, I thought it was just small stuff, but after

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Woman spends 3 hours in line to get REAL ID. Then...

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2025/05/11

As of Wednesday, U.S. travelers must have a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or identification card to fly commercially. How to tell if you have a REAL ID To check for REAL ID compliance, you should see a star in the upper right-hand corner of your driver's license. The stars apparently make IDs more difficult to counterfeit. "If the card does not have a star marking, it is not REAL ID-compliant and won’t be accepted as proof of identity to board commercial aircraft," per the Department

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TikToker shares nasty footage of Pizza Hut storing...

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2025/05/11

At home, a spacious bathroom can become storage for dry goods like paper towels and toilet paper, maybe a few boxes in a pinch. But in a restaurant? It just doesn't fly. A Pizza Hut customer put the company on blast via TikTok recently, after she went to her local shop and discovered a creative—but stomach-turning—alternative use for the location's bathroom, as reported by Dexerto. The company has taken to social media to respond after the video drew significant attention online. An

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‘That’s your meet cute girl’: Woman signs for UPS...

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2025/05/11

A woman with a crush on her UPS driver believes the delivery worker may've hit on her. Kenzie (@kenzieandhercloset) posted a clip detailing the particulars of a conversation she had with the employee. In the clip, which garnered over 48,000 views on the platform, she asks other TikTok users if they thought the woman's comments were flirtatious. UPS crush Kenzie begins her video by speaking into the camera, a white background behind her. Throughout the 35-second clip, she delineates the

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Spectrum customer service dragged after...

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2025/05/11

Customer service is not what it used to be. One woman's viral interaction with a customer service representative proves it. In a TikTok video that has amassed over 2.2 million views, mom Kayla_2 (@babybeanmom2) captured what it took for her to get her Spectrum internet service cancelled. The back-and-forth with the service rep left viewers dumbfounded. "I would just like to disconnect my service, please," the woman said into her phone at the start of the clip. However, it seemed the

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‘This is not you’: Influencer’s plastic surgery...

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2025/05/11

A lip flip here, eye lift there, and pretty soon you'll look like a whole new person. Unfortunately, for several women who have undergone extensive cosmetic surgery, when it comes to airport security checkpoints, officials are pretty sure they are a different person. At least, when compared to their official passport photos. In a recent report from The New York Post, UK influencer Ashley Stobart says she is frequently stopped at security checkpoints and asked if she has additional proof that

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