Eilish O'Sullivan

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There’s a rumor swirling around on TikTok that if you paint your porch ceiling blue, it’ll keep the insects away. It started with a viral TikTok from creator Bunny Garcia (@mrsnevalanded), who contemplated painting her porch ceiling blue to act as a bee and spider repellent. In a stitch with over 655,000 views, TikToker Raguel (@raguel3.0t) says, “Sometimes us southerners know a thing or two.” He then showcases his patio porch. The ceiling is painted light blue.

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Unlike bananas and avocados, pineapples are one of the fruits that don’t continue to ripen after they’ve been picked. What you grab at the grocery store is what you’re stuck with. That is why it’s important to choose your pineapple wisely. Ashley Paige (@ashley.paiige), a lifestyle, beauty, and food influencer, shared what she claims is a sure-fire way to pick a perfectly ripe pineapple every time. She posted the hack to TikTok on May 11, and it has since amassed 60,000 views.

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A P. Terry’s customer is bringing some well-deserved attention to a little-known secret menu item of the Austin-based burger chain—the “P. Scary.” And the ginormous burger is just as intimidating (in the best way possible) as it sounds. Posted by the Explore Austin Texas (@exploreatx) TikTok account, the clip shows a P. Terry’s drive-thru customer asking about the P. Scary. You won’t find the P. Scary on the official P. Terry’s menu.

1 week ago | dailydot.com | Eilish O'Sullivan

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.

1 week ago | dailydot.com | Eilish O'Sullivan

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.