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Looking at the back of the soda can you're drinking, you'll find a long list of ingredients you probably haven't heard of. But one Walmart shopper points to a familiar but unexpected one—vegetable oil—in their beverage. In a video with over 12,000 views, TikToker Emily (@emilypowser17) shares a clip of… Read more »

It's no secret that car quality has been on a decline in recent years.  According to the J.D. Power U.S. Initial Quality Study, new vehicles are experiencing more problems, with issues per 100 vehicles rising by 30 over the past two years. Additionally, Consumer Reports reported that some car brands are… Read more »

If you're considering making sushi at home, this food scientist is begging you to take this information into account to avoid getting sick. Some people see sushi and think that it's an easy enough meal to replicate at home with a few ingredients and some practice. But this expert says… Read more »

Picture this: You just hit the town with friends and after having a great night, the Uber gets called. Typically Ubers can range from your humble Toyota Camry to the more high-end Tesla. You submit your request to be picked up and see a 2018 Dodge Caravan is your chariot… Read more »

After scrolling the hodgepodge job listings on Craigslist, a man says he found a $1,000-a-day security job at a convention center. There's just one problem. The man (@homer4400) speaks about a string of strange events that allegedly followed his Craigslist find in a series of TikToks. He posted part one… Read more »

Experts on TikTok are debating the importance of car warranties when buying a new vehicle. TikTok user Delivrd @tomislavmikula says buyers “need to stop taking a new car warranty into consideration” in his video from Jan. 7. His video has over 118,000 views. “It is one of the worst indicators… Read more »

Elon Musk's exes, including musician Grimes, are coming to his defense after he was widely accused of cheating at video games—and it isn't helping his case. Did Elon Musk cheat at video games? At the beginning of January, Musk livestreamed himself playing Path of Exile 2. It didn’t take long… Read more »

After enjoying a five-decades-long career as a film critic, director, and screenwriter, Paul Schrader has come to the conclusion that AI is better at writing movies than humans.  For a certain subset of the population, Schrader is most recognizable as the pen behind Martin Scorsese projects like Taxi Driver (1976),… Read more »

A woman recently shed light on a surprising detail about Coach bags, one some customers might not be aware of. In her video, which has garnered over 402,300 views at the time of writing, TikTok Sharie (@reemonay) shares a behind-the-scenes revelation from her work with the luxury brand. What did… Read more »

On Monday, as President Donald Trump’s inauguration coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, some of the president’s most extreme supporters chose to celebrate Confederate general and slaveowner Robert E. Lee instead. Alabama and Mississippi have recognized Robert E. Lee Day as a state holiday since the early 1900s, later… Read more »