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Left: Man looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "Pickleball is dying." Right: A female pickleball player returns a ball as her partner watches in a mix doubles match.

Is pickleball dying? Analyst lays out signs that the fastest-growing sport is past its prime

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Left: Brunette influencer Shannen Michaela looking into camera, caption overlay reads, "We're not doing Santa this year." Right: Bearded Chudjak meme pulling a level reading "coal alarm."

“You will get coal”: Influencer draws outrage by declaring she’s “not doing Santa” with her kids

“Beyond greedy”: Nintendo shamed for silent part of “Metroid” game that only plays music if you buy a $30 amiibo

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

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“My phone wasn’t on me”: Shoppers are asking why Walmart knows when they bought something in cash

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“Dystopian” or just multitasking? Swimmer doing laps while using her phone divides the internet

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“Minnesota Was Promised to the Somalis”: The meme satirizing anti-immigrant rhetoric

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“I paid $10.99”: Goodwill shopper buys a retro piggy bank. Then she looks inside and can’t stop counting

Millennials debate whether Gen Z’s idea of “millennial optimism” ever really existed after internet trend depicts whimsical, hopeful times

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“Sounds insane but it works”: The “Sprite Zero sleep experiment” has folks trying soda before bed to see if they sleep longer

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