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"See what happens when you ask in a nice genuine way": Kylie Jenner finally reveals extent of work done after TikToker asks "nicely"

2 days ago | dailydot.com | Nina Hernandez

Kylie Jenner is ending the debate around her plastic surgery journey by dishing publicly on social media. Yes, she had a breast augmentation, and here are all the details she revealed about the surgery. Although Jenner did previously discuss her plastic surgery journey on an episode of The Kardashians back in 2023, she hadn’t discussed the procedure in detail. That changed after a fan and social media influencer asked her on TikTok for more information.
How Is the Internet Reacting to Carnival's Adult Only Cruise?

3 days ago | dailydot.com | Nina Hernandez

Carnival is insisting that despite its latest “adults-only” cruise announcement, the company isn’t running away from its family offerings. Everybody knows Carnival Cruise Line for its giant cruise ships full of families traveling the world together. However, later this summer the cruise line is set to debut a series of cruises to the Caribbean exclusively for adults with a casino backdrop.
“Bro fully committed to a full on crash out”: Tampa Bay Rays’ Taylor Walls gets ejected from game after tapping his helmet. Now he’s speaking out

3 days ago | dailydot.com | Nina Hernandez

The baseball world is in uproar after Taylor Walls of the Tampa Bay Rays was ejected from a Major League Baseball game for a seemingly innocuous helmet tap. Predictably, the internet is praising his “crash out.”How did Taylor Walls “crash out” on the field? The incident happened during a Tampa Bay matchup against the Houston Astros. In communicating his disagreement with a call to umpire Nic Lentz, Walls touched his own helmet.
“Do you think he hid the fact because of you?”: Woman is like "peas in a pod" with married co-worker. Then she agrees to a blind date he planned

3 days ago | dailydot.com | Mustafa Gatollari

A woman’s married co-worker asked if he could set her up on a blind date. She was shocked at who the date ended up being. Saige (@blujay_963) gave the particulars of her story in a viral TikTok that accrued over 27,000 views. “A couple of days ago, one of my co-workers—we had a shift together. And when we got off, he messaged me. Now this co-worker, he’s married. And, very down to earth, chill dude. We get along like two peas in pods at work,” she says.
“Splinty Moore Stew”: Hormel recalls 256,000 pounds of Dinty Moore Beef Stew after finding wood fragments inside

4 days ago | dailydot.com | Nina Hernandez

Dinty Moore Beef Stew lovers, beware. Hormel is recalling a quarter of a million pounds of the soup due to multiple customers finding pieces of wood inside. The recall impacts 20-ounce cans of Dinty Moore Beef Stew with “Best by Feb 2028” and “T02045” printed on them. Hormel learned of this situation from three consumers who identified the foreign objects inside their soup. Although no injuries have been reported as a result, consumers should dispose of the product and refrain from consuming it.
"They shouldn’t have let you leave with that": Woman buys LA County Fair tickets from Costco. Then she tries to use them

4 days ago | dailydot.com | Braden Bjella

Costco has a popular section where one can buy gift cards for a variety of businesses. These gift cards are intended to work by a customer bringing them to the cashier, who will activate them upon purchase. However, at all stores, things don’t always go as expected. For example, one Sephora customer claimed that she had a gift card, only to discover upon going to the store that scammers had completely drained it.
“They’re so cute”: Woman buys shoes from Goodwill. Then they start "disintegrating" the first time she wears them. Here’s why

4 days ago | dailydot.com | Braden Bjella

There’s nothing quite like finding the perfect piece at a thrift store. However, sometimes, these discoveries come with some unexpected surprises. For example, some shoppers discovered that items are occasionally sold at Goodwill for more than their original asking price. In one case, a shopper alleged that the process of digging through bins at the store gave her hand, foot, and mouth disease.
Woman gets sample at Walmart, starts choking on it. No one comes to help her

4 days ago | dailydot.com | Mustafa Gatollari

A Walmart shopper called out unhelpful bystanders who watched her choke on a sample. Steph (@boho_mom_steph) posted a viral TikTok about her experience. It garnered over 391,000 views and sparked a debate on the “bystander effect.” Moreover, others attributed the lack of assistance to a modern-day phenomenon of record first, help later. Steph walks through a Walmart store in her video. Her eyes appear watery and red as she speaks into the camera.
“You pre pick your toilet paper?!”: Woman goes to public bathroom. She has to pay to get in

4 days ago | dailydot.com | Braden Bjella

In the United States, the vast majority of public toilets are free to use—if you can find them. As noted by Mike Bebernes for Yahoo!, when compared to other countries, the amount of public restrooms in the U.S. is pretty low. Data from the Public Toilet Index suggests that the United States has only eight public restrooms for every 100,000 Americans. In contrast, Canada has about double that, while Iceland enjoys around seven times as many public toilets.
‘Did it work?’: Renter says landlord refuses to fix treadmill. So he pretends to be a new client and schedules a tour

5 days ago | dailydot.com | Natasha Dubash

There is nothing more frustrating to a renter than a landlord who does not fix things around a rental property. Whether it’s a simple or complicated fix, it is infuriating when a landlord drags their feet or ignores repair requests. But when renter Tyson Blatter (@t_blatt) found himself in this situation, he took a more creative approach. He shared the unorthodox approach he used to get his landlord’s attention on TikTok.